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Idarucizumab reverses anticoagulation effects of dabigatran
December 14, 2017
Can idarucizumab reverse anticoagulation effects of dabigatran in a timely manner for urgent surgery or in the event of bleeding?
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Guideline preview: ASH to recommend against VTE prophylaxis for lower-risk cancer patients
December 10, 2017
ATLANTA – ASH attendees got a preview of forthcoming recommendations on prevention and treatment of VTE in patients with cancer.
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Acute kidney injury linked with doubled inpatient VTEs
December 8, 2017
TORONTO – Which comes first: the acute kidney injury or the venous thromboembolism?
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Pharmacomechanical thrombolysis does not reduce post-thrombotic syndrome risk
December 6, 2017
The ATTRACT trial results contrast with recent reports from another randomized trial, known as CAVENT.
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Benefit of dabigatran over warfarin persists in AF patient subgroups undergoing PCI
December 3, 2017
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Dabigatran protected against thromboembolic events with less bleeding regardless of stent type, type of concomitant treatment, or indication for PCI.
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Improving the risk assessment of patients with acute pulmonary embolism
November 21, 2017
Hospital-based physicians inadequately assess for severity of pulmonary embolism in patients and fail to ask for consultations from specialists.
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Prescribers mostly ignore clopidogrel pharmacogenomic profiling
November 16, 2017
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Physicians treating ACS patients with an antiplatelet all but ignore their genetically assessed ability to metabolize clopidogrel.
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Keep PCI patients on aspirin for noncardiac surgery
November 15, 2017
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Perioperative aspirin is more likely to help than harm PCI patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
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VIDEO: U.S. hypertension guidelines reset threshold to 130/80 mm Hg
November 14, 2017
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Thirty million Americans became hypertensive overnight.
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Renal dosing of non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation is important in preventing thrombotic and bleeding complications
November 9, 2017
Does renal underdosing and overdosing of non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) impact the risk of thrombotic and bleeding complications?
