Study: Afib patients on low blood thinner doses have more bleeding than those on standard doses
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 06, 2024
People with atrial fibrillation (Afib) who took low doses of blood-thinning drugs known as direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) experienced more bleeding during the first three months of treatment. About...
Study: Treating heart rate over rhythm in Afib linked to greater cognitive decline rates
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Kristen Fischer
May 20, 2024
A new study examined how treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib) affected cognitive decline and frailty. Treating heart rate compared to rhythm was linked to a greater rate of cognitive decline, the...
Study: Use of direct oral anticoagulants rose from 2010 to 2019, but not among all minorities
By
Kristen Fischer
May 07, 2024
Black and Hispanic older adults with atrial fibrillation were less likely to take direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) over a 10-year span when DOACs gained popularity and prescriptions for the conventional...
New AFib guidelines center on prevention, aggressive treatment
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 01, 2023
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are two of the leading medical organizations that have developed new recommendations for managing and preventing atrial...
Abelacimab slashes bleeding risk by 67 percent in people with A-Fib
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 14, 2023
Abelacimab, an experimental anti-clotting drug, was effective at lowering bleeding in people with atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) who were at risk of having a stroke compared with a competing drug, according...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Nov. 13
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 13, 2023
Studies highlight latest Alzheimer’s breakthroughs … Slashing salt can lower blood pressure, study shows … Genetic test could spot genetic high cholesterol … This blood thinner can prevent strokes...
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...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Nov. 9
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 09, 2023
Early onset Afib raises dementia risk … Food allergies may boost heart disease, death risk … PET scans could spot Parkinson’s, Lewy body dementia … Older adults want health discounts, ask docs...
Only 25 percent of post-acute patients with Afib start anticoagulants: study
By
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.
Older adults with atrial fibrillation remain undertreated with oral anticoagulants — despite the availability of new and better drugs, investigators say.