anticoagulation therapy

When Should You Restart Anticoagulation After A Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage?

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When Should You Restart Anticoagulation After A Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage? Although additional information is needed regarding the optimal timing of anticoagulation resumption, available evidence indicates that waiting ∼14 days may best balance the risk of recurrent bleeding, thromboembolism, and mortality after gastrointestinal tract bleeding. When do you restart anticoagulation after GI bleed guidelines? Following a GI

Which Patients Should Receive Bridging Anticoagulation?

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Which Patients Should Receive Bridging Anticoagulation? Age ≥75 years, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, or stroke or TIA. Deficiency of protein C, protein S, or antithrombin; antiphospholipid syndrome; homozygous factor V Leiden or prothrombin gene mutation. Who should receive bridging anticoagulation? Age ≥75 years, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes mellitus,

When Do You Start Anticoagulation After Surgery?

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When Do You Start Anticoagulation After Surgery? In general, apixaban can be restarted one day after a low/moderate bleeding risk procedure and two days after a high bleeding risk procedure. Since apixaban has a rapid onset of action, caution should be used in patients who have had major surgery or other procedures associated with a

What Does Warfarin Do For Atrial Fibrillation?

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What Does Warfarin Do For Atrial Fibrillation? What does warfarin do for atrial fibrillation? Warfarin or newer blood thinners such as rivaroxaban or dabigatran are effective for preventing strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation. They actually slow or stop clot formation, so are more “anti-clotting” drugs, even though they are known as blood thinners. How