The quest to find an anticoagulant that can prevent strokes, cardiovascular events, and venous thrombosis without significantly increasing risk of bleeding is something of a holy grail in ...

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are oral medications used to treat conditions like atrial fibrillation or prevent blood clot formation.

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Use of a novel "shared decision-making tool" resulted in a higher rate of patient satisfaction over the decision on whether to take oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF ...

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Credit: Getty Images New research is being conducted on factor XI inhibitor therapy as the patent expiration for factor Xa inhibitors nears. Factor XI inhibitor therapy research is being conducted as ...

While blood clotting is important to prevent blood loss and for our immunity, coagulation also can cause health issues and even death. Now, a new biomolecular anticoagulant platform holds promise as a ...

Q: You often speak of food interactions with the blood thinner warfarin (Coumadin), but rarely address the anticoagulant Xarelto. I take Xarelto for atrial fibrillation and would like to know what ...