A recent British study published in European Heart Journal has reignited discussions on the role of sex as a determinant in prescribing anticoagulants, particularly for patients under the age of 65.

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Retrospective data support use of oral anticoagulants for death and MACE risk reduction in patients with end-stage kidney disease and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation who have an elevated CHA2DS2-VASc ...

BOSTON -- In deciding on anticoagulation with apixaban (Eliquis) for patients with device-detected, subclinical atrial fibrillation (SCAF), one key number appeared to distinguish those for whom the ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force on Performance Measures have made two changes to performance measures for adults with atrial fibrillation or ...

Prescription rates of direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have increased in both patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) with and without co-morbid serious mental illness, with no significant ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most patients with a new atrial fibrillation diagnosis do not receive an oral anticoagulant prescription. Odds ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased risk of negative clinical outcomes. In this review article, physicians from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical ...

The OPTION trial showed equivalence between Watchman FLX and oral anticoagulation in preventing stroke, systemic embolism, and all-cause death post-ablation. Subgroup analyses revealed consistent ...