Thrombolytic use in select stroke patients with recent direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) ingestion did not raise the risk of the most feared bleeding complication, according to the largest-yet ...

The prevalence of inappropriate direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) dosing in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) was 25%. Several demographic factors such as advanced age, presence of chronic kidney ...

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Adoption of DOAC population management tool dashboard before July 2018 linked to decline in off-label dosing prescriptions HealthDay News — Early adoption of the direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) ...

In patients with atrial fibrillation with low thrombosis risk but high bleeding risk, both standard- and low-dose DOACs are equally effective and safe. Standard-dose direct oral anticoagulant therapy ...

ORLANDO, Florida — Combining aspirin and direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) therapy for the secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) or the prevention of stroke associated with nonvalvular ...

Prescriptions for treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have primarily been prescriptions for direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), displacing warfarin as the primary ...

To analyze the primary outcomes, DOAC users were matched 1:1 without replacement to a warfarin user. The primary effectiveness outcome was a composite of ischemic stroke or SE. Primary safety outcome ...

The DOAC Dipstick (DOASENSE GmbH) is a single-use, point-of-care dipstick test that is used to detect direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in urine. The urine dipstick test detects DOACs (both factor Xa ...

Swedish cohort study shows 13% (95% CI, 2-22%) lower risk of kidney function decline or kidney failure and 12% (95% CI, 3-20%) lower risk of acute kidney injury with use of direct oral anticoagulants ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who use a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) dose that’s inconsistent with US Food and Drug Administration labeling—a practice believed, in many cases, to be ...