Category list : Anticoagulants
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Gillian Leng: ‘COVID-19 has been a strain, but also an opportunity’ Subscription
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s new chief executive, Gillian Leng, took the helm in April 2020. She speaks to us about what lessons the organisation has taken away from the past year.
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Warfarin use linked to increased risk of knee and hip replacement Subscription
Use of warfarin is associated with a greater risk of knee and hip replacements compared with use of direct oral anticoagulants, according to research presented at the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting.
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Polypill with aspirin cuts heart attacks and strokes by almost a third, study suggests Subscription
A polypill combining three blood pressure medicines and a statin, taken with aspirin, reduces the incidence of cardiovascular events occurring in at-risk groups by more than 30%, research has suggested.
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Charity expresses patient safety concerns over draft atrial fibrillation guidance from NICE Subscription
A UK charity has expressed patient safety concerns over draft guidance issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the management of atrial fibrillation.
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Aspirin added to RECOVERY COVID-19 trial, MPs told
Aspirin is the latest drug to be added to the Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy trial, the chair of the trial has told MPs.
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Increased anticoagulation is reducing the rate of stroke and saving nearly £300 per patient treated, study suggests Subscription
The NHS is saving nearly £300 per patient on oral anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation, despite rising prescription costs for the medicine, owing to a decline in AF-related strokes.
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Clarithromycin linked to increased haemorrhage risk in patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants Subscription
Older adults taking direct oral anticoagulants are more likely to be admitted to hospital for haemorrhage after receiving clarithromycin compared with azithromycin, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has suggested.
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Lower-GI bleeding should be investigated in anticoagulated patients, researchers say Subscription
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation who are being treated with oral anticoagulants is associated with a higher risk of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, a study published in the European Heart Journal suggests.
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Apixaban safer than warfarin for patients regardless of stroke history Subscription
Apixaban is associated with less major bleeding, death and hospitalisation than warfarin, regardless of a patient’s stroke history, a secondary analysis of the AUGUSTUS trial has indicated.
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'Worrying' number of patients prescribed risky anticoagulant drug combinations Subscription
Tens of thousands of patients are potentially being put at risk of a major bleed by being prescribed an antiplatelet without gastroprotection or a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug alongside an anticoagulant, NHS figures have shown.
