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ABSTRACT Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common risk factor for the development and progression of atrial fibrillation (AF). Whether catheter ablation for AF management in patients with coexisting OSA yields survival benefit remains unclear.
Ghassan Bidaoui +16 more
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Major bleeding complications and persistence with oral anticoagulation in non-valvular atrial fibrillation:Contemporary findings in real-life Danish patients [PDF]
Background The nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants have recently become available as an alternative to warfarin as stroke prophylaxis in atrial fibrillation, but data on real‐life patient experience, including bleeding ...
Evans, David +8 more
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Role of rivaroxaban after TAVI [PDF]
Results of the GALILEO trial presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions 2019 indicate that a strategy with rivaroxaban 10 mg daily is associated with a higher risk of death or thromboembolic events and a higher risk of bleeding than an antiplatelet-based strategy.
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Importance The NAVIGATE ESUS randomized clinical trial found that 15 mg of rivaroxaban per day does not reduce stroke compared with aspirin in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS); however, it substantially reduces stroke risk in ...
J. Healey +27 more
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Rivaroxaban as an oral anticoagulant for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
Alexander GG Turpie Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONT, Canada Abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in the developed world and is associated with a fivefold increase in the risk of stroke ...
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Dual antiplatelet therapy with acetylsalicylic acid and a thienopyridine, such as clopidogrel, is effective for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome, but there is still a substantial residual risk of ...
Michael Becka +3 more
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Direct oral anticoagulants, such as apixaban and rivaroxaban, are important for the treatment and prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism and to reduce the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
Yukio Otsuka +3 more
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Outcomes associated with non-recommended dosing of rivaroxaban: results from the XANTUS study. [PDF]
Aims: In Europe, the approved rivaroxaban dose for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation is 20 mg once daily (od), with 15 mg od recommended in patients with creatinine clearance [CrCl] 15-49 mL/min.
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ABSTRACT Introduction Although the physiologic alterations seen in obesity often affect the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs, most clinical trials do not consider these aspects specifically for this population. To date, there is no list of potentially inappropriate medications for patients living with obesity. The aim of this study was to
Sarah Berdot +17 more
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Managing atrial fibrillation in the global community: The European perspective. [PDF]
Atrial fibrillation is a common, global problem, with great personal, economic and social burdens. As populations age it increases in prevalence and becomes another condition that requires careful chronic management to ensure its effects are minimised ...
Camm, AJ +3 more
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