The overall risk of osteoporotic fractures in patients on chronic oral anticoagulation for A-fib is low, but the choice of agent may make a difference, according to nationwide data from Denmark. The ...

THE increasing enthusiasm for treating thromboembolic diseases with prothrombin-reducing drugs for long periods in ambulatory patients has emphasized the lack of clear definition of the therapeutic ...

DOAC (direct oral anticoagulant) pills are used in the treatment of atrial fibrillation by preventing blood clots. Even though blood clots are thought to contribute to complications from the new ...

Share on Pinterest Can researchers develop, a unique, safer anticoagulant with a significantly lower risk of bleeding? Image credit: Tony Anderson/GettyImages. Anticoagulants are a helpful group of ...

The risk of bleeding events was increased in patients receiving anticoagulation therapy with either ASA or DAPT. Postoperative anticoagulant therapy and early use of heparin were independently ...

The research team from the Cardiology Department at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University?Professors Kim Jungseon, Park Heenam, Lee Seungjun, Yoo ...

The superiority of anticoagulant therapy alone was confirmed in patients with stent-injected atrial fibrillation. A research ...