Search results for "Anticoagulation"
Drug-eluting stents associated with benefits in patients age 85 and older
Drug-eluting stents are being used less often in elderly patients, even though their use is associated with better outcomes in these patients, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/10/4.htm
10 Jan 2012
Benzodiazepines may confer dementia risk for elderly patients
Patients who started taking benzodiazepines after age 65 had a greater risk of developing dementia than those who never used the drugs, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/02/2.htm
2 Oct 2012
Warfarin associated with lower stroke, systemic thromboembolism risk in patients with both afib and CKD
The addition of chronic kidney disease (CKD) to atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased risk of stroke or systemic thromboembolism and bleeding. Warfarin treatment was associated with decreasing this risk, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/21/6.htm
21 Aug 2012
Statins after stroke not associated with intracerebral hemorrhage
Taking statins following an ischemic stroke was not associated with an increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage, researchers found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/20/2.htm
20 Sep 2011
Guidelines issued on preventing stroke in patients with previous stroke and transient ischemic attack
The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Stroke Association have released new guidelines on preventing stroke in patients who have survived an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/13/4.htm
13 May 2014
Exercise may be as effective as drugs for some mortality outcomes, study finds
Exercise may be as effective as drug therapy in providing mortality benefits for certain conditions, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/08/2.htm
8 Oct 2013
MKSAP Quiz: diagnosing hematologic abnormalities
This week's quiz asks readers to determine appropriate diagnostic testing for a 26-year-old woman admitted to the hospital with deep venous thrombosis.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/15/3.htm
15 Nov 2011
Apixaban associated with more bleeding, no change in ischemic events
A phase 3 trial of apixaban, a new factor Xa inhibitor, was halted after the drug was found to increase major bleeding in patients taking it after acute coronary syndrome.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/02/5.htm
2 Aug 2011
MKSAP Quiz: Pregnancy and a previous idiopathic pulmonary embolism
A 35-year-old woman undergoes evaluation after home pregnancy testing indicated that she is pregnant. Her medical history includes a previous idiopathic pulmonary embolism. Her only medication is a daily prenatal vitamin. Following a physical exam, what is the most appropriate venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for this patient?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/12/3.htm
12 Nov 2013
Aspirin may be noninferior to dalteparin for VTE prophylaxis following hip replacements
Aspirin therapy for 28 days may be a reasonable alternative to low-molecular-weight heparin for extended venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis among hip replacement patients who have already received low-molecular-weight heparin for 10 days, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/04/5.htm
4 Jun 2013