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Older IBD patients are most at risk of postdischarge VTE
September 10, 2019
Readmission for venous thromboembolism in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases most often occurs within 60 days of discharge.
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Use of a CDSS increases safe outpatient management of low-risk PE patients
September 5, 2019
Does the use of an electronic clinical decision support system (CDSS) increase the number of low-risk patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) discharged from the ED without increasing adverse events?
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Standardized communication may prevent anticoagulant adverse drug events
September 2, 2019
What information is needed on discharge to reduce anticoagulant adverse drug events (ADEs)?
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POP AGE shakes up DAPT in elderly
September 1, 2019
PARIS – Clopidogrel hailed as P2Y12 inhibitor of choice in older patients with non-ST-elevation ACS.
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Anticoagulant therapy for AFib in patients with end-stage renal disease
August 23, 2019
Apixaban may be safer than warfarin for patients who have ESRD and who plan for anticoagulation because of AFib.
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Post-TAVR anticoagulation alone fails to cut stroke risk in AFib
August 19, 2019
By contrast, antiplatelet therapy linked to reduced risk of stroke, whether or not oral anticoagulation was used in this PARTNER II substudy.
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Shorter vs. longer DAPT following coronary stent placement
July 22, 2019
Is 6 months of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) therapy noninferior to 12 months, following ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with placement of second-generation drug-eluting stents?
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NOACs benefit early stage chronic kidney disease patients
July 15, 2019
NOACs reduced risk of several adverse events compared with VKAs in a meta-analysis of chronic kidney disease patients.
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No reduction in PE risk with vena cava filters after severe injury
July 9, 2019
MELBOURNE – “Given the cost and risks associated with a vena cava filter, our data suggest that there is no urgency to insert the filter in patients who can be treated with prophylactic anticoagulation within 7 days after injury,” the investigators wrote.
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Rivaroxaban tied to higher GI bleeding than other NOACs
June 17, 2019
SAN DIEGO – Real-world studies comparing the GI bleeding rates among different non–vitamin K anticoagulants have been limited.
