Tag: anticoagulant

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Anticoagulants effective for pulmonary embolism resolution in hospitalised COVID-19 patients

Anticoagulants alone are associated with a high rate of resolution of pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients with acute PE and COVID-19 infection. This was...

Thromboprophylaxis with anticoagulants “likely effective” at preventing VTE post-vascular surgery, larger...

“Among patients undergoing vascular surgery, thromboprophylaxis with anticoagulants showed a trend towards reduced incidence of VTE when compared to placebo,” Tarek Haykal (Duke...

Study proves need for anticoagulant strategy post discharge for hospitalised, at-risk...

Alex C Spyropoulos, from Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (New York, USA), has presented an anticoagulant treatment strategy to reduce non-fatal blood clots and...
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US FDA approves betrixaban anticoagulant for hospital and extended duration prophylaxis...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved betrixaban (Bevyxxa, Portola), the first and only anticoagulant for hospital and extended duration prophylaxis (35...