Left atrial appendage occlusion was associated with fewer injuries and less bleeding from falls in patients with atrial fibrillation and previous stroke, compared with oral anticoagulation.
Patients with AF sometimes experience cognitive dysfunction after ablation. New data show it s short-lived and that ablation might in fact improve cognition in the long run.
Cancer patients with venous thromboembolism should preferentially be given direct oral anticoagulants over other drugs to reduce the risk of major complications, a recent analysis shows.
Two thirds of venous thromboembolism events came during neoadjuvant chemotherapy and might have been prevented with direct-acting oral anticoagulants, a new study suggests.
1. In this Markov modeling study, indefinite anticoagulation for first unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) cost $16,014 more per person than discontinuation based on clinical guidelines. 2. Indefinite anticoagulation for first unprovoked VTE did not increase the number of quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) per patient. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: VTE is estimated to have a