Authors say findings warrant re-examining approach to managing anticoagulation in older adults. HealthDay News — Having a supratherapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) while taking warfarin ...

Oral anticoagulation does not reduce the risk of ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation that results from ACS, acute pulmonary disease, or sepsis, but it does appear to increase the risk ...

In patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (A-fib), permanent discontinuation and even temporary interruption of anticoagulant therapy substantially raise the odds of stroke or systemic embolism ...

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 ...

December 2, 2011 — Results of a meta-analysis show that self-monitoring of oral anticoagulation by patients was superior to usual care in reducing thromboembolic events, with a risk reduction of 49%.

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who received ...

Some patients with "valvular" atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke-risk scores low enough for oral anticoagulation (OAC) not to be indicated may actually face enough thromboembolic risk to justify the ...

The optimal duration of anticoagulation for patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains controversial. Previous studies, and even meta-analyses, have come to conflicting conclusions on the ...