Lower anticoagulant dose means less bleeding in older residents with NVAF, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 09, 2023
A new study finds that there was a higher rate of bleeding and not much of a difference in the efficacy when nursing home residents took standard doses of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) compared to...
Data pinpoints 20-hour mark for hip fracture surgery in people on blood thinners
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 18, 2023
It turns out there’s an optimal time for doctors to begin surgically repairing a hip fracture in people on blood thinners or anticoagulants. It’s about the 20-hour mark after the fracture occurs, according...
Two Janssen workers push back on anticoagulant recommendation updates
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 27, 2023
Many older adults take anticoagulants to manage a variety of conditions. But new guidance on how to use them has caused some controversy because it changed some wording. It said certain medications should...
Only 25 percent of post-acute patients with Afib start anticoagulants: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 24, 2023
Rates of anticoagulation therapy were higher for patients whose main reason for acute-care admission was Afib, yet only 50% of those patients initiated use.
Need for anticoagulants unclear in certain nursing home residents with Afib
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2022
Apixaban may be the least likely direct-acting blood thinner to cause GI bleeding in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation. But researchers question the need for these drugs in nursing home residents...
A new study reveals top factors tied to record-setting mortality rates in Canada’s LTC facilities during the early pandemic, and a treatment that boosted survival in severely ill residents.
Clinical briefs for Friday, July 15
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 15, 2022
No change in adverse blood thinner events when using guideline thresholds to switch drugs, study finds … Cardiovascular risk prevention profiles have not improved in two decades … CDC: Adverse reactions...
Newer blood thinners surpass warfarin for treating seniors with Afib and prior stroke
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2022
Direct oral anticoagulants are linked to fewer readmissions for stroke and bleeding events when compared with warfarin, investigators say.
Clinician ‘inertia’? Many still favoring warfarin over safer direct-acting anticoagulants
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 07, 2021
Many clinicians participating in the Medicare Part D program have continued to prescribe warfarin over direct-acting oral anticoagulants, despite evidence that the latter drugs are safer and more effective...
Anticoagulants advised following certain COVID-19 acute-care stays
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 29, 2021
Clinicians disagree about the need for continued anticoagulation therapy to reduce blood clot risks following COVID-19 hospitalization. A new study suggests that patients with certain medical histories...