Prolonged NOACs beat warfarin for lowering recurrent VTE risk: study
Patients prescribed extended anticoagulation for VTE have a lower risk of recurrent VTE with NOACs compared to warfarin, according to a study in JAMA Network…
Tag: Anticoagulant
Watch for ‘rare but serious’ side effect from oral anticoagulants: TGA
The medicines watchdog has slapped safety warnings on all oral anticoagulants following post-marketing reports of anticoagulant-related nephropathy presenting as acute kidney injury. On Thursday, the…
When investigations don’t match clinical findings
Earl is an 88-year-old retired teacher who presents to his GP with gross swelling of the left upper limb for the past 24 hours. The…
Anticoagulant proves ‘promising’ in reducing dementia risk
Australian study shows AF patients on NOACs are less likely to experience cognitive decline than those on warfarin.
Which patients need anticoagulation after COVID-19 hospitalisation?
US researchers find three risk factors are linked to an increased risk of VTE after discharge.
Pre-hospital heparin ‘may improve coronary reperfusion’
Aus researchers say their study has set the scene for a randomised controlled trial that could change practice
Are all these aches just mechanical?
Mitchell, a 43-year-old labourer, presents with 48 hours of worsening ache in the left lower back, hip and posterior thigh, as well as left leg wea…
A healthy young surfer with axillary shoulder pain
A young recreational sports player presents with a three-week history of vague right shoulder pain.
NOACs ‘better for kidneys’: long-term data
The first meta-analysis appraising long-term renal outcomes show NOACs are superior to warfarin for patients with non-valvular AF.
Medical software blamed for fatal anticoagulant double-dosing error
A discharge medicine was accidentally prescribed as an inpatient medicine.
