Search Tag: anticoagulation
2025 25 Jun
Atrial fibrillation (AF) accounts for about 20–30% of ischaemic strokes. Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are very effective for long-term secondary prevention of ischaemic stroke in AF patients, reducing the risk of intracranial haemorrhage by about half compared to vitamin K antagonists. However, the best timing to start anticoagulation after an...Read more
2018 06 Sep
Current guidelines for rapid anticoagulation reversal for emergency surgery recommend four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) and vitamin K co-administration. A team of experts from the U.S., Canada and Germany reviewed the current evidence on PPC treatment for vitamin K antagonist reversal in the perioperative setting. Overall, the studies...Read more