Anticoagulation

In such patients, cardioversion should be delayed until the patient has been anticoagulated at appropriate levels INR 2.0 to 3.0 for three to four weeks or shorter term anticoagulation if screening transesophageal echocardiography has excluded atrial and atrial appendage thrombi. ❋ 1 Dinosaur (2007)

2002, Medicare approved coverage for home testing for patients on anticoagulation therapy with prosthetic heart valves, and in 2008, it expanded the availability of home testing to those who need long-term anticoagulation therapy, such as people with the heart condition atrial fibrillation. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Blood-thinning drugs such as warfarin, also known as anticoagulation therapy, are prescribed to help keep the blood from clotting excessively, as this can cause ischemic strokes or heart attacks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's actually not anticoagulation which is what something like aspirin would do. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Patients with a mechanical valve require anticoagulation medication to prevent clots from forming on the valve. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"It looks like a true game-changer in terms of the utilization of anticoagulation therapy," said Ralph Brindis , a cardiologist at Kaiser Permanente's Northern California operations and the past president of the American College of Cardiology. ❋ Ron Winslow (2011)

In an editorial accompanying publication of the study in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Mega cited all three drugs, plus at least one more in development, as representing a "new era" in anticoagulation. ❋ Ron Winslow (2011)

The company also said some of the strokes might have been related to "inadequate anticoagulation," or use of medications to thin the blood following the procedure. ❋ Jennifer Corbett Dooren (2011)

We are beginning to personalize anticoagulation by becoming aware of genetic differences in the response to warfarin. ❋ 1 Dinosaur (2009)

Does ultra sound help decisions regarding length of anticoagulation for DVT ❋ James Gaulte (2009)

The longer you treat the greater the likelihood of a serious bleeding complication, the shorter the period of anticoagulation, the greater the risk of thrombotic events. ❋ James Gaulte (2009)

The answer provided in a recent issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests use of U/S to help determine how long to continue anticoagulation in cases of DVT is a qualified yes. ❋ James Gaulte (2009)

Previously I wrote about some evidence that an elevated d-dimer may be worthwhile used as indicator of the need for continuing anticoagulation. ❋ James Gaulte (2009)

Primary hypothyroidism is not difficult to treat; certainly less so than diabetes, which patients are often taught to manage, and self-monitoring of anticoagulation, a procedure that also has its proponents. ❋ 1 Dinosaur (2008)

[Did you] dilute the anticoagulationer [enough]? ❋ LeMechanico (2021)

The [saliva] contains an anticoagulant which prevents [blood] [clotting] ❋ Koio<3 (2022)