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ESC 2018 | MARINER: Rivaroxaban as Thromboprophylaxis after Hospitalization

For acute patients hospitalized for a clinical disease (e.g.: heart failure), indicating rivaroxaban for 6.5 weeks after...

NSAIDs and Risk of Bleeding in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is very frequent and many of these medications are sold...

NCDR ACTION Registry: Anticoagulated Patients with No Higher Risk of Bleeding in Emergency Procedures

Patients with a history of atrial fibrillation treated with warfarin or any of the new direct oral anticoagulants undergoing...

The End of Aspirin for Anticoagulated Patients Undergoing PCI

The discussion about the best anti-thrombotic strategy for patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing PCI seemed never-ending until the RE-DUAL...

COMPASS: A New Place for Rivaroxaban in Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

Combining low doses of rivaroxaban and aspirin seems to be the best strategy for patients with stable...

VALIDATE-SWEDEHEART: bivalirudin seems to be losing ground

Another important work that does not see the benefits of bivalirudin over heparin as monotherapy as regards both...

RE-DUAL PCI: Anti-Thrombotic Management in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and PCI

RE-DUAL PCI outcomes have been published by the  New England Journal of Medicine along with their presentation at...

Transradial access shows no benefit of bivalirudin

The aim of this study was to compare bivalirudin against heparin in patients with ST elevation acute...