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<updated>2012-05-17T11:17:06+02:00</updated>
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<title>Older women with AF face higher stroke risk than men</title>
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<updated>2012-05-15T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Older women with AF face higher stroke risk than men
In a study that examined use of the anticoagulant medication warfarin and risk of stroke in older patients following a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, women, especially those ages 75 and older, had a higher risk of stroke than men, regardless of their risk profile and use of warfarin.]]></summary>
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<title>Venous thromboembolism&#58; EINSTEIN transforms anticoagulant therapy in acute PE</title>
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<updated>2012-05-15T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[A report by the EINSTEIN-PE investigators, which was presented at the ACC Scientific Sessions in March 2012 and published simultaneously in the New England Journal of Medicine, represents a potential tectonic shift in the care of patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). The study gives solid evidence for the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban, which is an oral alternative to subcutaneous injection of heparins followed by oral administration of coumarins such as warfarin.]]></summary>
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<title>Aspirin and Warfarin Equally Effective for Most Heart Failure Patients&#44; Study Suggests</title>
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<updated>2012-05-03T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Neither aspirin nor warfarin is superior for preventing a combined risk of death, stroke, and cerebral hemorrhage in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to a landmark clinical trial published in the May 3, 2012, New England Journal of Medicine.]]></summary>
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<title>Warfarin May Be OK for Heart Device Implantation</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:fd5bfe51-a2aa-383b-924f-1f29b4b8ead9</id>
<updated>2012-05-03T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Continuing oral anticoagulation when undergoing implantation of a cardiac device appears to minimize the bleeding risk compared with a heparin bridging strategy, a meta-analysis showed.]]></summary>
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<title>Outpatient Surgery Patients also at Risk</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:4633c28b-2d3c-9850-7f6c-4e4be1edbb73</id>
<updated>2012-05-03T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Hospitalised patients are often warned of the possibility of venous thromboembolism, which include blood clots that can form in the veins and travel to the lungs. However these warnings have not necessarily been extended to the outpatient surgery population, says Doctor Christopher J. Pannucci.]]></summary>
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<title>CHA2DS2&#45;VASc score gives best prediction of stroke risk in AF</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:b9543605-4fc4-eb5e-eb97-8d5676a6a6c8</id>
<updated>2012-04-26T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Another study has suggested that the newer CHA2DS2-VASc score may be more suitable than the CHADS2 score for assessing risk of stroke and thromboembolic events in AF patients, particularly in those at lower risk.]]></summary>
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<title>Single scan could safely rule out pregnancy&#45;related deep vein thrombosis</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:bff50191-6367-fa39-f111-d39af55ff2a6</id>
<updated>2012-04-24T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[A single ultrasound scan (known as compression ultrasonography) may safely rule out a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in women during pregnancy or in the first few weeks after giving birth (post-partum period), finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today. ]]></summary>
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<title>Additional heparin unnecessary for anticoagulated patients undergoing PCI</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:2128afa4-9745-9d78-c3f4-9358c7e7a20b</id>
<updated>2012-04-24T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Additional heparin does not provide any benefit over uninterrupted therapeutic oral anticoagulation (OAC) for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), Finnish researchers report.]]></summary>
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<title>Once&#45;daily oral anticoagulant receives positive Common Drug Review recommendation for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:b63ffc67-9e75-aff5-48f0-7393e8dd3b72</id>
<updated>2012-04-24T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) through the Common Drug Review (CDR), has positively recommended to Canada's provincial and other publicly funded drug plans that they reimburse the once-daily oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular AF, in whom warfarin is indicated, and who meet all of the following criteria: are unable to achieve adequate anticoagulation with warfarin and have a CHADS2 score of = 2. ]]></summary>
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<title>Women don&#39;t receive the same treatment as men for heart disease the world&#45;over</title>
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<updated>2012-04-24T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Women with acute coronary syndrome∗ (ACS) receive inferior or less aggressive treatment compared to men, according to three large studies presented at the World Congress of Cardiology]]></summary>
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<title>Under&#45;Treated Heart Condition That Causes a 500 Percent Increase in the Risk of Stroke Unites Medical and Patient Communities</title>
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<updated>2012-04-24T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[In a global call to action, 68 patient organisations and medical societies from around the world are asking the general public, healthcare professionals and policy makers to work with them to drive action that will prevent serious and devastating AF-related strokes. People are being encouraged to show their support by visiting the campaign website, www.signagainststroke.com, and signing the Charter.]]></summary>
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<title>Real&#45;World Experience Reaffirms Bayer&#226;s Rivaroxaban as Effective in Protecting Patients Against Venous Blood Clots </title>
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<updated>2012-04-17T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The international, non-interventional open-label cohort XAMOS [...] study examined the safety and efficacy of rivaroxaban in preventing potentially dangerous venous blood clots (venous thromboembolism or VTE) in adult patients following elective total hip or knee replacement surgery by comparison to injectable enoxaparin. The results support the clinical findings of RECORD – the world’s largest trial programme assessing oral anticoagulation in the orthopaedic surgery clinical setting, which showed rivaroxaban to have consistently superior efficacy as well as a comparable safety profile to enoxaparin.]]></summary>
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<title>AF patients admitted to the hospital on weekends have worse outcomes</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:33ea8c6c-59d3-b5c7-8505-99a889a20c9d</id>
<updated>2012-04-13T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Atrial-fibrillation patients admitted on the weekend tend to stay in the hospital longer, are less likely to undergo cardioversion, and are more likely to die in the hospital than similar patients admitted during the week, a new study shows.]]></summary>
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<title>Bayer&#39;s &#91;&#46;&#46;&#46;&#93; Rivaroxaban Submitted for EU Marketing Authorisation for the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism &#40;PE&#41; and Prevention of Recurrent Deep Vein Thrombosis &#40;DVT&#41; and PE</title>
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<updated>2012-04-12T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[&quot;In the EINSTEIN-PE study we demonstrated that rivaroxaban is the first oral single-drug solution for the initial treatment of PE and long-term prevention of recurrent venous thromboembolism,&quot; said Dr Kemal Malik, Member of the Bayer HealthCare Executive Committee and Head of Global Development.]]></summary>
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<title>Cost&#45;Effectiveness of Rivaroxaban in the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism&#58; A Canadian Analysis using the Ontario Ministry of Health Perspective</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:c0117a30-c4ac-7862-ad81-3ccbe513a228</id>
<updated>2012-04-12T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[When comparing equal durations of therapy, rivaroxaban dominated enoxaparin in the prevention of VTE events in patients undergoing THR and TKR, providing more benefit at a lower cost. Rivaroxaban was cost-effective when comparing 35 days’ prophylaxis with 14 days’ prophylaxis with enoxaparin following THR.]]></summary>
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<title>Infection May Be Trigger for Venous Thromboembolism</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:f1ea4731-37ed-554d-6fce-5531a3c9f910</id>
<updated>2012-04-10T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Older adults recovering from an infection are at increased risk of being hospitalized for a venous thromboembolism, according to a study published online April 3 in Circulation.]]></summary>
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<title>Elderly Stroke Patients Have High Atrial Fibrillation Prevalence</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:6a4fbeaa-4eed-63e6-c632-3334cef83ed8</id>
<updated>2012-04-10T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Nearly half of elderly patients who have an ischemic stroke also have atrial fibrillation, based on a review of 527 stroke patients aged 75 or older.]]></summary>
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<title>New analysis extends dabigatran MI signal to other thrombin inhibitors</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:3ec1dec6-558a-510f-f765-8db82cfc7dac</id>
<updated>2012-04-03T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[A new meta-analysis of trials of oral direct thrombin inhibitors—which included two studies of the new anticoagulant dabigatran and three studies of an older, discontinued drug, ximelagatran —shows an increased rate of MI in those receiving these agents as compared with warfarin.]]></summary>
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<entry>
<title>One&#45;a&#45;day heart pill to stave off stroke is given the green light</title>
<link href="http://www.thrombosisadviser.com/scripts/pages/en/resources/newsticker/index.php?WT.cusRSSfeedLink=One-a-day+heart+pill+to+stave+off+stroke+is+given+the+green+light#news1077" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:c8f5f52a-7309-24c5-ee47-e32460f8e1d5</id>
<updated>2012-03-30T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The first once-a-day anti-clotting drug for patients with an irregular heartbeat has been given the green light for use on the NHS. Rivaroxaban works as well as warfarin, a treatment based on rat poison which has been used since the 1950s, but with fewer side effects.]]></summary>
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<title>EINSTEIN PE&#58; Rivaroxaban equals standard therapy&#44; halves major bleeding</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:9ee88add-c717-17dd-b215-85d462d2bea8</id>
<updated>2012-03-27T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The new oral anticoagulantrivaroxaban is at least as effective as the standard therapy of injected low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) followed bywarfarin for the treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE), according to the results of theEINSTEIN PE study reported today at the American College of Cardiology 2012 Scientific Sessions and simultaneously published online in the New England Journal of Medicine.]]></summary>
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<entry>
<title>Dual&#44; triple antiplatelet regimens equal for prevention of blood clots after angioplasty</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:e334250d-6228-1dc4-8db2-9bf673327fe0</id>
<updated>2012-03-27T00:00:00+02:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Adding cilostazol to a dual antiplatelet regimen of aspirin and clopidogrel appears to be as safe and effective as double-dose dual antiplatelet therapy alone for the prevention of blood clots after angioplasty.]]></summary>
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