Background For the improvement of AF care, it is important to gain insight into current anticoagulation prescription practices and guideline adherence. This report focuses on the largest Dutch subset of AF-patients, derived from the GARFIELD-AF registry.
J. Seelig+15 more
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Lupus anticoagulant testing during anticoagulation, including direct oral anticoagulants
Lupus anticoagulants (LA) are one laboratory criterion for classification of antiphospholipid syndrome, with presence of vascular thrombosis and/or pregnancy/fetal morbidity being clinical criteria. The presence of LA is detected (or excluded) by laboratory testing, with the activated partial thromboplastin time and dilute Russell's viper venom time ...
Emmanuel J. Favaloro, Leonardo Pasalic
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The purpose of this article is to report a case of fondaparinux outpatient utilization for anticoagulation in a patient with a past medical history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and discuss the options and need for future anticoagulation ...
Amy Christopher
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Changing the approach to anticoagulant therapy in older patients with multimorbidity using a precision medicine approach [PDF]
The ageing of the world population has resulted in an increase in the number of older patients with multimorbid conditions receiving multiple therapies.
Capi, Matilde+8 more
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Integrating complex selection rules into the latent overlapping group Lasso for constructing coherent prediction models [PDF]
The construction of coherent prediction models holds great importance in medical research as such models enable health researchers to gain deeper insights into disease epidemiology and clinicians to identify patients at higher risk of adverse outcomes.
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Cardioverting acute atrial fibrillation and the risk of thromboembolism: not all patients are created equal [PDF]
Current guidelines support the well-established clinical practice that patients who present with atrial fibrillation (AF) of less than 48 hours duration should be considered for cardioversion, even in the absence of pre-existing anticoagulation. However,
Rankin, Alastair J., Rankin, Stephen H.
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Coexisting Cardiac and Hematologic Disorders. [PDF]
Patients with concomitant cardiac and hematologic disorders presenting for noncardiac surgery are challenging. Anemic patients with cardiac disease should be approached in a methodical fashion.
Goldhammer, Jordan E., Kohl, Benjamin A.
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Secondary thrombosis prevention practice patterns in pediatrics: Results of an international survey
Background Pediatric venous thromboembolism (VTE) rates continue to increase. Although most children present with transient provoking factors, some have persistent prothrombotic risks beyond the initial treatment period warranting secondary ...
Hope P. Wilson+4 more
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Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is a respiratory disease associated with thrombotic outcomes with coagulation and endothelial disorders. Based on that, several anticoagulation guidelines have been proposed.
Richard Chocron+34 more
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Factors determining patients’ intentions to use point-of-care testing medical devices for self-monitoring: The case of international normalised ratio self-testing [PDF]
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. - Copyright @ 2012 Dove Medical Press LtdThis article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund ...
Barnett, J+4 more
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