especially warfarin, have become standard treatment for reducing the incidence of strokes and systemic emboli in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). The randomized controlled ...

Dr. Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, Cardiologist, discusses the role of blood thinners (anticoagulants), in atrial fibrillation in ...

There is an apparent underuse of warfarin in elderly patients with AF, as there is inconsistency in opinion among clinicians about who should receive anticoagulation. The risks of warfarin are ...

For people with atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF), stopping oral anticoagulation (OAC) after a "successful" catheter ablation left them exposed to increased risk, according to a Japanese hospital's ...

The study was published online in JAMA Neurology on March 31, 2025.

Atrial fibrillation (afib) before age 70 was tied to a 21 percent higher chance of cognitive impairment, a recent study found ...

Among patients with AF receiving anticoagulation therapy, epistaxis is common, frequently recurrent, and associated with anticoagulant discontinuation.

"In these OAC-naive patients, asundexian was associated with a slight increase in stroke rates but demonstrated a lower risk ...

Larger studies that involve more diverse patient populations and are able to control for specific treatments such as anticoagulation use, rate vs rhythm control or ablation will be needed to confirm ...

Subgroup analysis suggested specific groups that seemed to particularly benefit from continuing oral anticoagulation. For people with atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF), stopping oral ...