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Half-Dose DOAC May Be a Good Post-Watchman Option

After left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion with the Watchman device (Boston Scientific), an antithrombotic strategy centered on a half-dose of a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) may improve outcomes ...
Medscape

Aspirin Plus a DOAC May Do More Harm Than Good in Some

ORLANDO, Florida — Combining aspirin and direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) therapy for the secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) or the prevention of stroke associated with nonvalvular ...
TCTMD

Apixaban May Be Best DOAC for Frail, Older Patients With AF

In older patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), apixaban seems to improve outcomes relative to warfarin regardless of frailty status, whereas other direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) appear ...
Medscape

'Cautious' DOAC Underdosing in Atrial Fib May Push Mortality Higher

The risk for death goes up for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are put on direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) at dosages other than those approved for stroke prevention, whether higher or ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Adding Aspirin to DOAC Therapy Without Clear Indication May Increase Bleeding Risk

Credit: Getty Images. This registry-based cohort study aimed to assess both the frequency of prescription of concomitant aspirin (ASA) and DOAC therapy as well as its effect on clinical outcomes in ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

DOAC Dipstick for detecting direct oral anticoagulants

The DOAC Dipstick (DOASENSE GmbH) is a single-use, point-of-care dipstick test that is used to detect direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in urine. The urine dipstick test detects DOACs (both factor Xa ...
clinicaladvisor.com

New DOAC Users Had Lower Risks for Ischemic Stroke, Major Bleeding vs New Warfarin Users

Study authors assessed the effectiveness and safety of DOACs compared with warfarin in patients with valvular atrial fibrillation. People with valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) who are new users of ...
News Medical

DOAC use associated with lower risk of kidney complications in patients with atrial fibrillation

Swedish cohort study shows 13% (95% CI, 2-22%) lower risk of kidney function decline or kidney failure and 12% (95% CI, 3-20%) lower risk of acute kidney injury with use of direct oral anticoagulants ...
Medindia

Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOAC) in Atrial Fibrillation

The direct oral anticoagulants edoxaban, apixaban, rivaroxaban and dabigatran have been recently approved for the treatment of non-valvular atrial fibrillation The new direct oral anticoagulants ...
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Do system-level DOAC therapy management services affect anticoagulation outcomes for AF patients compared to usual care?

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers compared outcomes related to three direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) care models to prevent anticoagulation-associated adverse effects ...
Yahoo Finance

CoaguSense Announces Agreement to Acquire DOASENSE DOAC Testing Business, Expanding Leadership in Anticoagulation Monitoring

FREMONT, Calif., March 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- CoaguSense, Inc., a leading developer of point-of-care coagulation monitoring systems and a subsidiary of i-SENS, Inc. (KOSDAQ: 099190), today ...