It may be rational for the physicians to monitor these drugs frequently, even if monitoring is not needed, to make sure that the patient is compliant.

Anticoagulants like warfarin interact with a variety of medications, including certain antibiotics, antifungals, and over-the ...

A new class of anticoagulant drugs on the horizon is taking fresh aim at one of cardiology’s toughest challenges: how to prevent blood clots that cause heart attacks and strokes, without leaving ...

Tom Nolan reviews this week’s research Trials of direct oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation have excluded patients with acute ischaemic stroke because of concerns over the risk of haemorrhagic ...

Medications for PE fall into two categories: blood thinners (anticoagulants) and clot-dissolvers (thrombolytics). These two classes of medications serve completely different purposes ...

DOACs only and warfarin only are more likely to be prescribed to Medicare beneficiaries seeing clinicians in rural areas compared with urban areas.

Previous research showed that people with AFib who were treated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs ... sets to evaluate the effects of different drugs in the treatment and prevention of ...

Hypertensive patients with stroke who develop atrial fibrillation should be critically and carefully evaluated to be placed on these NOADs for fear of hemorrhagic transformation of the ischemic ...