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New stroke intervention guidelines stress volume
September 12, 2018
New guidelines set minimum procedures per year for level 1 and level 2 stroke centers, but leave some wiggle room for centers in underserved regions.
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Factor Xa inhibitors versus vitamin K antagonists for preventing embolism in AF patients
September 10, 2018
Do factor Xa inhibitors reduce the incidence of strokes and systemic embolic events, compared with warfarin, in people with atrial fibrillation?
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Rivaroxaban superior to aspirin for extended VTE treatment
August 29, 2018
Researchers said there is no longer a place for aspirin in extended VTE treatment.
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Outcomes of patients with subsegmental PE with and without anticoagulation
August 29, 2018
Should patients with subsegmental pulmonary embolism be anticoagulated?
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VTE risk unchanged by rivaroxaban after discharge
August 26, 2018
The MARINER study looked at postdischarge rivaroxaban in individuals who had been recently hospitalized and were at an increased risk of venous thromboembolism.
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Replacing warfarin with a NOAC in patients on chronic anticoagulation therapy
August 22, 2018
Hospitalists are in a great position to discuss a switch to a NOAC in selected patients.
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A new, simple, inexpensive DVT diagnostic aid
August 20, 2018
NEW ORLEANS – The CBC holds info that outperforms the D-dimer test.
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PE is rare in patients presenting to the ED with syncope
August 3, 2018
Clinical question: What is the prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients presenting to the ED with syncope?
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Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria Strategy is noninferior when clinical probability is low
July 30, 2018
Can low probability pulmonary embolism (PE) be safely excluded using the Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria?
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After initial rivaroxaban, aspirin is noninferior to rivaroxaban for thromboprophylaxis following joint arthroplasty
July 27, 2018
Is aspirin as effective as rivaroxaban at reducing rates of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) after hip or knee arthroplasty?