There are some drugs that seem to have been around forever. A perfect example is heparin, a traditional anticoagulant. Discovered by accident in 1915 by a second-year medical student at Johns Hopkins ...

The first of its kind RCT in acute intermediate-high-risk PE used a surrogate endpoint, but more data are on the horizon.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Newer oral anticoagulants increased bleeding risk in frail patients with AF when switched from a vitamin K ...

In total hip or total knee arthroplasty, hypercoagulability typically begins on the operating table and a hypercoagulable state persists for up to 3 months after surgery. For that reason, it is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants conferred lower risk for ischemic stroke and major bleeding in ...

PHOENIX — If you are older than 75 and taking an anticoagulant, the old standard may be the gold standard, Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have determined. In a study released online ...

The new drugs have proved to be an expensive alternative to warfarin. More than 10 million prescriptions for the new drugs, costing about $3.5 billion, were dispensed in 2014, according to data from ...

Older adults with atrial fibrillation and prior stroke who are prescribed direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have better outcomes than those who take warfarin, a new study published in the Journal of ...

DOACs are a newer class of anticoagulants that are more targeted and work faster than traditional options. They also don’t require frequent monitoring and have fewer dietary restrictions. Direct oral ...

Q: My doctor is recommending that I take a blood thinner to reduce my risk of a stroke, because I have mild A-Fib. I already take aspirin. Why do I need to add another medication? -- Stan F., ...