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Apixaban or Warfarin in Patients with an On-X Mechanical Aortic Valve.
Apixaban, Warfarin, and On-X Mechanical Aortic ValvesAlthough vitamin K antagonists are the only oral anticoagulants approved with mechanical heart valves, this trial examined whether apixaban could be safely used in patients with an On-X mechanical ...
Tracy Y. Wang +24 more
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Key Points The primary outcome, stroke, occurred in 6 of 23 patients randomized to apixaban compared with 0 of 25 patients randomized to warfarin. This study with limitations suggests that apixaban is not an equitable substitute for warfarin to prevent ...
S. Woller +11 more
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Off-label Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Compared With Warfarin for Left Ventricular Thrombi.
Importance Left ventricular (LV) thrombi can arise in patients with ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathies. Anticoagulation is thought to reduce the risk of stroke or systemic embolism (SSE), but there are no high-quality data on the effectiveness of ...
A. Robinson +13 more
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An Atypical Case of Warfarin-Induced Skin Necrosis
Skin necrosis is a relatively rare, potentially fatal side effect of warfarin. It is most commonly reported within 10 days of initiation of therapy in warfarin-naïve patients.
Lindsay R. Sklar, Anne Messman
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Standardized warfarin monitoring decreases adverse drug reactions
Background While warfarin is the most commonly prescribed medication to prevent thromboembolic disorders, the risk of adverse drug reactions (ADR) poses a serious concern.
Lisa B. E. Shields +6 more
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Major Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Patients with One Risk Factor: Impact of Time in Therapeutic Range [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The benefits and harms of oral anticoagulation (OAC) therapy in patients with only one stroke risk factor (i.e. CHA2DS2-VASc= 1 in males, or 2 in females) has been subject of debate.
Lip, Gregory Y. H., Proietti, Marco
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Enzyme polymorphism in warfarin dose management after pediatric cardiac surgery
Background: Warfarin is an anticoagulant and is widely used for the prevention of thromboembolic events. Genetic variants of the enzymes that metabolize warfarin, i.e.
Avisa Tabib +4 more
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Warfarin is an oral anticoagulant most-commonly prescribed for prevention and treatment of thromboembolism. It is widely acknowledged that warfarin has both narrow therapeutic index and various drug-food interactions, thus carrying the risk of ...
Vitarani D.A Ningrum +4 more
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The Active Metabolite of Warfarin (3'-Hydroxywarfarin) and Correlation with INR, Warfarin and Drug Weekly Dosage in Patients under Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: A Pharmacogenetics Study. [PDF]
Warfarin oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) requires regular and frequent drug adjustment monitored by INR. Interindividual variability, drug and diet interferences, and genetics (VKORC1 and CYP2C9) make the maintenance/reaching of stable INR a not so easy
Donato Gemmati +11 more
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Edoxaban: an update on the new oral direct factor Xa inhibitor. [PDF]
Edoxaban is a once-daily oral anticoagulant that rapidly and selectively inhibits factor Xa in a concentration-dependent manner. This review describes the extensive clinical development program of edoxaban, including phase III studies in patients with ...
A. John Camm +72 more
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