Search results for "Anticoagulation"
Higher CHADS2 scores can indicate higher risk in patients on anticoagulants
Higher CHADS2 scores pointed to higher risk for adverse outcomes, including stroke, bleeding and death, in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving anticoagulation, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/16/3.htm
16 Nov 2011
New-generation anticoagulants associated with bleeding after ACS in patients on antiplatelet therapy
New-generation anticoagulants are associated with increased bleeding risk when used after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients taking antiplatelet agents, according to a new meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/03/2.htm
3 Oct 2012
Inpatient diagnosis of atrial fibrillation associated with lower use of anticoagulation
Ninety days after being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, 51.6% of patients diagnosed in the ED were on oral anticoagulants, compared to 50.9% of those diagnosed in the hospital and 67.9% of those diagnosed as outpatients, a Canadian study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/03/inpatient-diagnosis-of-atrial-fibrillation-associated-with-lower-use-of-anticoagulation.htm
3 Aug 2022
Prophylactic anticoagulation associated with better all-cause mortality vs. mechanical devices for VTE prevention in critically ill
Critically ill patients should receive prophylactic anticoagulation over mechanical device prophylaxis for preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE), a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/30/1.htm
30 Apr 2014
Reversal agents for the direct oral anticoagulants
New class more likely to be used for reassurance than treatment, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/02/reversal-agents-anticoagulation.htm
15 Feb 2016
New anticoagulants effective for hip, knee replacement prophylaxis but may increase bleeding risk
Newer oral anticoagulants are effective for thromboprophylaxis after total hip or total knee replacement, but they carry a heightened risk of bleeding, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/21/1.htm
21 Aug 2013
February 21, 2024
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Aspirin appears to reduce recurrence of VTE after stopping anticoagulants
Aspirin reduced the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence with no apparent increase in major bleeding in patients who had an initial unprovoked VTE and had discontinued anticoagulant treatment, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/06/3.htm
6 Jun 2012
June 2014
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/06/
July 2013
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/