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VIDEO: Andexanet alfa effectively reverses factor Xa anticoagulant
ORLANDO – Now that reversal is possible prescriptions for the already-popular direct Factor Xa inhibitor, anticoagulants should spike higher.
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VIDEO: Dabigatran effective for myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery
ORLANDO – There’s now treatment for a condition that’s been rarely looked at until now.
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Post-ACS death lowered in ODYSSEY Outcomes
ORLANDO – Mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events were cut 15%, but that’s not all.
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VIDEO: New stroke guideline embraces imaging-guided thrombectomy
The latest U.S. acute ischemic stroke guideline adopts imaging as the main thrombectomy eligibility criterion out to 24 hours after stroke onset...
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VIDEO: Anticoagulant underprescribing common, jeopardizing atrial fib patients
Drug-prescribing data show many patients with atrial fibrillation are underdosed with anticoagulants, often due to fears about bleeding.
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VIDEO: How to manage surgical pain in opioid addiction treatment
NEW ORLEANS – It is possible to give opioid addiction patients opioids for post-op surgical pain without increasing the risk of relapse.
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VIDEO: What’s new in AAP’s pediatric hypertension guidelines
SAN FRANCISCO – Some of the advice is similar to the group’s last effort in 2004, but there are a few key changes.
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VIDEO: Clopidogrel bests ticagrelor in PCI for ACS in real-world study
BARCELONA – Fewer adverse events seen with less potent platelet inhibition in contemporary practice in CHANGE DAPT.
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VIDEO: Rivaroxaban plus aspirin cut cardiovascular events in stable patients
BARCELONA – The COMPASS trial produced “unambiguous results that should change guidelines and the management of stable coronary artery disease,”...
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VIDEO: How to discharge new pediatric diabetes cases in 2 days
Can children who present to the hospital with new-onset diabetes be discharged sooner?