Many patients with atrial fibrillation are not taking oral anticoagulation because of an elevated bleeding risk, and this subset faces substantial risks of both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, a new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older patients with atrial fibrillation were more likely to have high bleeding risk contraindications with oral ...

Atrial fibrillation patients with mental health conditions are less likely to be eligible for warfarin receipt, and those who are eligible receive warfarin at lower rates. Objectives: To characterize ...

It is uncommon for hospitalized older adults newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation to start anticoagulation therapy. In fact, only about 25% overall begin taking these medications soon after ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) greatly increases the risk ofstroke. Long-term oral therapy with warfarin reducesthe risk of AF-related stroke by 62%, and nationalguidelines now call for warfarin therapy in ...

The overall risk of stroke in patients with PAF is thought to be comparable to that of patients with chronic persistent A Fib. [1,2,3] As a result, consensus guidelines favor a similar decision-making ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with venous thromboembolism and a contraindication to anticoagulation who received an inferior vena ...

Purpose. The effectiveness of a program to improve adherence to best-practice guidelines for venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment and prevention in a community hospital setting was evaluated.

Use of inferior vena cava filters is associated with a lower risk of short-term mortality only in the small subgroup of patients hospitalized with acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) who have a ...

Atrial fibrillation treatment with device closure matched anticoagulants and reduced bleeding risk. Discover what this means for AF care.

HealthDay News — Clinical practice guidelines for anticoagulation therapy for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) have been developed and were published in the February issue of the Annals of Thoracic ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major risk factor for disabling ischemic strokes. Anticoagulation is highly effective for stroke prevention in patients with AF, but a substantial number of patients are ...