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RESTORE | Using Rivaroxaban to Prevent Radial Artery Occlusion After an Intervention

Radial access has long demonstrated its benefit, but one of its most feared complications is radial artery...

Left Atrial Appendage Closure vs Direct Anticoagulants at Long Term

The PRAGUE-17 has shown that left atrial appendage closure is not inferior to direct anticoagulants at long...

PRAGUE-17: Appendage Closure vs. Direct Anticoagulant Agents

After four years of follow-up, the PRAGUE-17 study showed that appendage closure is non-inferior to direct anticoagulant...

AFIRE Study | Hidden Risks After Bleeding in Coronary Disease and Atrial Fibrillation

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and stable coronary disease who suffer from major bleeding present an extremely...

Atrial Fibrillation and Dementia: Which Anticoagulant Agent Presents the Lowest Risk?

Atrial fibrillation is a risk factor for dementia and anticoagulant agents have been proven to decrease it....

AFIRE Trial: Atrial Fibrillation and PCI. What is the Ideal Therapy?

Patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) will benefit from rivaroxaban monotherapy both in terms...

Are Antithrombotics Necessary in Outpatients after COVID-19?

According to this recent study (soon to be published in JAMA), antithrombotic therapy has no clinical benefits...

TAVR and Anticoagulation: Direct Anticoagulant Agents or Vitamin K Inhibitors?

In some patients, using an anticoagulant agent is not an option, it is just prescribed. Based on...