The use of antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant medications has increased due to irregular diets, limited physical activity, and ...

Background: The use of antiplatelet therapy in combination with oral anticoagulants remains controversial. The objective of this study was to estimate and compare the incidence of adverse and coronary ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For prevention of stroke, major bleeding or death, it did not matter whether patients with cervical artery dissection were treated with antiplatelet drugs or anticoagulants, ...

Munich, Germany - 28 Aug 2018: Combined oral anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy is associated with a worse prognosis than anticoagulation alone in newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation patients ...

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For patients with atrial fibrillation who undergo TAVR, being discharged on antiplatelet therapy seems key in reducing the risk of stroke at 2 years, according to post hoc analysis of PARTNER II data.

Antiplatelet/anticoagulant (APAC) therapy can protect patients from developing nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, according to a recent study. Patients with ...

Pronounced benefit for patients with STEMI, but no significant effect for patients with NSTE-ACS (HealthDay News) — For patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), treatment with direct oral ...

The use of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents to treat patients with cardiovascular disease is widespread. Over the past decade, novel anticoagulants including rivaroxaban, apixaban, edoxaban, ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Current anticoagulant or antiplatelet use is not necessarily a contraindication for administering tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to a stroke patient in the emergency department, a ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation who took oral anticoagulants alone after undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had a lower rate of bleeding complications without an increased risk ...

This investigation was conducted at Kaiser Permanente Colorado (KPCO), a group-model, not-for-profit, health maintenance organization providing integrated medical care to approximately 435,000 members ...