Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Apixaban Prescribing Within a Single-Centre Tertiary Hospital. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objective Apixaban is widely recommended as first line therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) and venous thromboembolism (VTE). Despite the widespread availability of dosing guidelines, anecdotal evidence suggests clinicians do not routinely follow these recommendations. Inappropriate dose reduction is associated with suboptimal patient outcomes.
Creeper KJ +5 more
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Apixaban Enhances Endogenous Fibrinolysis in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation [PDF]
© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.AIMS: Approximately 20% of ischaemic stroke patients exhibit spontaneous arterial recanalization, attributable to endogenous fibrinolysis, which ...
Arachchillage, Deepa RJ +7 more
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Compounded Apixaban Suspensions for Enteral Feeding Tubes [PDF]
Objective: There is limited information on compounded apixaban formulations for administration via enteral feeding tubes. This study was designed to identify a suitable apixaban suspension formulation that is easy to prepare in a pharmacy setting, is ...
Caraballo, Maria +3 more
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PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF APIXABAN USE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: VIEW POINT OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGIST
Apixaban is a "new" oral anticoagulant, direct Xa factor inhibitor with a good evidence base of the efficacy in the prevention of ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.
D. A. Sychev +6 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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Relative effects of different non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants on global thrombotic status in atrial fibrillation [PDF]
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis GroupNon-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) reduce the risk of thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
Artman, Benjamin +8 more
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Outcomes Associated With Oral Anticoagulants Plus Antiplatelets in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation. [PDF]
Importance: Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation at risk of stroke should receive oral anticoagulants (OAC). However, approximately 1 in 8 patients in the Global Anticoagulant Registry in the Field (GARFIELD-AF) registry are treated with ...
Bassand, J-P +17 more
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A study on indices of apixaban anticoagulation: A single-center prospective study
Background: Depending on the characteristics of patients, the blood concentration of apixaban can unexpectedly increase, possibly leading to bleeding events.
Maki Komiyama +11 more
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Apixaban vs. Warfarin in Atrial Fibrillation Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Background and Objectives: Real-world evidence of apixaban treatment in patients with chronic kidney disease remains scarce. This study aimed to compare the relative risk of stroke or systemic embolism (SE) and major bleeding between apixaban and ...
Chung-Ming Fu +6 more
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The year in cardiology: arrhythmias and pacing. [PDF]
During this last year, there has been much progress with regard to anticoagulant and ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF). Apart from recently issued European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for the management of patients with supraventricular ...
Calkins, H +4 more
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