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The current manuscript is the Executive Summary of the second update to the original Practical Guide, published in 2013. Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are an alternative for vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) to prevent stroke in ...
J. Steffel+25 more
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Anticoagulation is a treatment with significant and life threatening complications requiring that the balance of risk and benefit be individually assessed in each patient. The risks are greater in the elderly and those with hypertension, falls and gastrointestinal disease.
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Pharmacogenetics of Anticoagulants [PDF]
Warfarin, acenocoumarol, and phenprocoumon are among the major anticoagulant drugs worldwide. Because of their low therapeutic index and serious adverse reactions (ADRs), their wide use, and their varying kinetics and pharmacogenetic dependence, it is of great importance to explore further possibilities to forecast the dose beyond conventional INR ...
Anders Rane, Jonatan D. Lindh
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Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Anticoagulants Among Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients
Background and Purpose— This ARISTOPHANES study (Anticoagulants for Reduction in Stroke: Observational Pooled Analysis on Health Outcomes and Experience of Patients) used multiple data sources to compare stroke/systemic embolism (SE) and major bleeding ...
G. Lip+12 more
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New anticoagulants: Moving beyond the direct oral anticoagulants
Although anticoagulants have been in use for more than 80 years, heparin and vitamin K antagonists were the sole available options until recently. Although these agents revolutionized the prevention and treatment of thrombotic diseases, their use has ...
J. Fredenburgh, J. Weitz
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SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) results in local and systemic activation of inflammation and coagulation. In this review article, we will discuss the potential role of coagulation factor Xa (FXa) in the pathophysiology of COVID-19. FXa, a serine protease,
Galit H. Frydman+3 more
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Pregnancy and the postpartum period represent a condition characterized by a thrombotic predisposition. The majority of pregnant women do not face acute or severe thrombotic events.
Catalina Filip+5 more
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In 2012, the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society published “Guidelines for Gastroenterological Endoscopy in Patients Undergoing Antithrombotic Treatment” concerning thromboembolism associated with antithrombotic therapy withdrawal.
Mototsugu Kato+6 more
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Oral anticoagulants: Optimizing venous thromboembolism management
A decade ago, oral anticoagulants were limited to Vitamin K antagonists, i.e., warfarin. Since 2010, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved several non-Vitamin K oral anticoagulants: dabigatran is a direct thrombin inhibitor, while apixaban ...
Fahad A S. Aleidan
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Review of Medical Therapies for the Management of Pulmonary Embolism
Traditionally, the management of patients with pulmonary embolism has been accomplished with anticoagulant treatment with parenteral heparins and oral vitamin K antagonists.
Ladan Panahi+7 more
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