Search Tag: warfarin

ICU Management

Are-newer-anticoagulants-safer-than-warfarin

2018 03 Apr

A new study compared outcomes among patients with atrial fibrillation hospitalised for bleeding after starting anticoagulation (warfarin, dabigatran, or rivaroxaban). Results show rivaroxaban and dabigatran were associated with shorter hospitalisations; however, there were no differences in 30- and 90-day mortality. These findings suggest bleeding...Read more

Cardiology Management

Lack-of-evidence-for-aspirin-in-heart-failure

2017 08 Aug

The WARCEF (Warfarin Versus Aspirin in Reduced Ejection Fraction) trial indicates that, compared to warfarin, aspirin does not increase the risk of hospitalisation for heart failure. The study findings contrast with those of two previous trials that showed an increase in such risk, notes an editorial published in JACC: Heart Failure. The randomised...Read more

Cardiology Management

Study-anticoagulant-apixaban-better-than-warfarin

2017 02 Apr

Patients with atrial fibrillation have a substantially reduced risk of dangerous bleeding in the brain ("intracranial haemorrhage") when taking the newer anticoagulant apixaban compared to those taking warfarin, according to a new study published in the journal Blood. Researchers also found that taking aspirin increased the risk of intracranial haemorrhage,...Read more

Cardiology Management

Warfarin-does-not-offer-long-term-stability-for-atrial-fibrillation

2016 09 Aug

According to a study from Duke Clinical Research Institute, warfarin prescribed for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation may not control blood clotting in the long-run. The findings are published in JAMA . The study was conducted with 3,749 patients who were diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. Generally, anticoagulants are prescribed to prevent...Read more

Cardiology Management

Lack-of-warfarin-knowledge-increases-risk-of-side-effects

2016 19 Apr

New research presented at EuroHeartCare 2016 shows that patients have poor knowledge of warfarin which could increase their risk of serious side effects. Dr Kjersti Oterhals, a nurse researcher at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway said,  “The stroke and bleeding complications from warfarin can be fatal, Worldwide warfarin...Read more

Cardiology Management

Low-risk-treatment-for-blood-clots-empowers-patients

2015 20 Jul

According to companion studies published in Academic Emergency Medicine , a lower risk treatment with rivaroxaban for blood clots was found to be more effective, less costly and enabled patients to go home the same day.  Blood clots that could potentially be fatal is a primary cause of emergency room visits each year. A large number of patients with...Read more

Cardiology Management

Heart-patients-can-stop-blood-thinners-before-elective-surgery

2015 28 Jun

According to research by Duke Medicine, patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who stopped taking blood thinners before they had elective surgery had no higher risk of developing blood clots and less risk of major bleeding compared to patients who were given a "bridge" therapy. The study was presented at the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis...Read more

Cardiology Management

High-risk-of-bleeding-with-dabigatran-in-afib

2014 05 Nov

According to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine , patients with atrial fibrillation who take the blood thinner dabigatran are at higher risk for major bleeding and gastrointestinal bleeding than those who take warfarin. The findings indicate that more caution is needed when prescribing dabigatran to certain high-risk patients, said researchers...Read more