Coagulation and anticoagulation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis [PDF]
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an incurable, progressive interstitial lung disease with a prognosis that is worse than that of many cancers. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated a link between IPF and thrombotic vascular events.
Crooks, Michael G., Hart, Simon P.
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Low Exposure to Direct Oral Anticoagulants Is Associated with Ischemic Stroke and Its Severity [PDF]
Background and purpose In acute stroke patients, plasma concentrations of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) at hospital admission only poorly mirror DOAC exposure or the coagulation status at the time of the event.
Timolaos Rizos +10 more
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Is there a role for oral triple therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes without atrial fibrillation? [PDF]
© 2018 Bentham Science PublishersBACKGROUND: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients, despite treatment with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), have up to 10% risk of recurrent major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in the short term.
Akhtar, Zaki +3 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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Mechanical thrombextraction in patient with acute ischemic stroke on background of oral anticoagulant therapy [PDF]
Thrombolytic therapy, which is a priority treatment strategy in patients with acute ischemic stroke in the first 3-4.5 hours after start of the disease, has significant limitations in case of background anticoagulant therapy. Mechanic thrombextraction is
V.О. Yarosh +5 more
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Clinical and laboratory practice for lupus anticoagulant testing : an International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Scientific and Standardization Committee survey [PDF]
Background Current guidelines have contributed to more uniformity in the performance and interpretation of lupus anticoagulant (LA) testing. However, points to reconsider include testing for LA in patients on anticoagulation, cut-off values, and ...
Cohen, Hannah +3 more
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Enhancing declarative process models with DMN decision logic [PDF]
Modeling dynamic, human-centric, non-standardized and knowledge-intensive business processes with imperative process modeling approaches is very challenging.
D Borrego +6 more
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Threats to safe transitions from hospital to home: a consensus study in North West London primary care. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Transitions between healthcare settings are vulnerable points for patients. AIM: To identify key threats to safe patient transitions from hospital to primary care settings.
Ashrafian, H. +5 more
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Atrial Fibrillation on Patients with Vascular Dementia: A Fundamental Target for Correct Management
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a risk factor for cerebrovascular diseases and vascular dementia (VAD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the adherence to anticoagulant therapy guidelines in patients with dementia and AF on the ...
Giovanna Viticchi +7 more
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Patient safety and estimation of renal function in patients prescribed new oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: In clinical trials of dabigatran and rivaroxaban for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF), drug eligibility and dosing were determined using the Cockcroft-Gault equation to estimate creatine clearance as a measure of renal function ...
Ashman, N +6 more
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