Many Patients on blood-thinning drugs for atrial fibrillation not getting right dose, finds Mayo Study Ruby khatun khatun7 Jun 2017 10:29 AM ISTAlmost 1 in 6 of the millions of Americans on the new blood-thinning medications for atrial fibrillation, a common heart condition characterized by an...
Dabigatran has lower risk of brain bleeds than warfarin in AF Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Nov 2017 7:30 PM ISTA study of two medications that can reduce the risk of ischemic stroke in people with atrial fibrillation showed that outcomes in typical patients...
Dabigatran useful in post operative myocardial injury : Manage Trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTWorldwide approximately 200 million adults undergo major surgery annually, of whom 8 million are estimated to suffer a myocardial injury after...
Praxbind (idarucizumab)-Specific reversal agent for Dabigatran approved Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTPraxbind (idarucizumab), the specific reversal agent for Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) received full approval by the U.S. Food and Drug...
BTS Guideline for outpatient management of pulmonary embolism Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Jun 2018 7:01 PM ISTThe British Thoracic Society has released new guideline for the initial outpatient (OP) management of pulmonary embolism (PE). It provides guidance on...
Dabigatran, Rivaroxaban, and Apixaban similarly effective in nonvalvular AF Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 July 2018 7:15 PM ISTThe risk for stroke or systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) is not significantly different between 3 non-vitamin K...
PPIs combined with oral anticoagulants reduce risk of GI bleeding : JAMA Vinay Singh singh6 Dec 2018 7:25 PM ISTPatients at increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding can be prominently protected from such risk by taking proton pump inhibitor (PPI) in...
NOACs now a preferred alternative to warfarin: Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Jan 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Heart Rhythm Society (AHA/ACC/HRS) has released an updated version of its 2014 ...
Aspirin can be replaced by dabigatran for prevention of recurrent stroke Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTDELHI: Dabigatran is at par with aspirin in the prevention of recurrent stroke in patients with a recent history of embolic stroke of undetermined...
Dabigatran equally safe and effective as standard of care for VTE treatment Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTDelhi: Dabigatran etexilate (Pradaxa) is equally safe and effective as the standard of care (low molecular weight heparin or vitamin K antagonist) for...
Updated ACC/AHA Guideline for management of atrial fibrillation Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 March 2019 7:00 PM ISTUSA: The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) have released an updated version of...
