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Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
- HAS-BLED (atrial ... fibrillation) and ... validated for VTE treatment ... prophylaxis and atrial ... fibrillation
Apixiban vs. Warfarin for Atrial fibrillation in Patients on Dialysis: A Retrospective Cohort 

Conclusion: In this
Apixiban vs. ... Warfarin for Atrial ... fibrillation in ... with A Fib, on anticoagulation ... #warfarin #AF #
DOAC: Cheat Sheet - Atrial Fibrillation, VTE Prophylaxis, VTE and Renal Dosing

Renal Dosing:
Apixaban (25% renal clearance):
Cheat Sheet - Atrial ... Fibrillation, VTE ... Renal Dosing: Apixaban ... OralAnticoagulant #Anticoagulation ... #Pharmacology #Apixaban
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... thrombin inhibitor (dabigatran ... (rivaroxaban, apixaban ... , edoxaban) • Warfarin ... 3.0 • Absolute warfarin
Xa Inhibitors - Apixaban and Rivaroxaban 
Oral Xa inhibitors are recommended by CHEST as first-line for
Xa Inhibitors - Apixaban ... patients with VTE treatment ... or Atrial Fibrillation ... requiring anticoagulation ... #XaInhibitors #Apixaban
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
For patients on warfarin ... and procedural bleeding ... with a very low bleeding ... of Therapy • Dabigatran ... inhibitor) • Apixaban
Dual Antithrombotic Therapy with Dabigatran after PCI in Atrial Fibrillation (RE-DUAL PCI trial) - Shown is
after PCI in Atrial ... Fibrillation (RE-DUAL ... PCI trial) - Shown ... relevant nonmajor bleeding ... triple therapy with warfarin
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Managing warfarin ... Over-anticoagulation ... lead to severe bleeding ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology #treatment
Warfarin - INR Goals, Initial Dosing and Bridging

Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement 2.5-3.5 
Other Valve Replacement 2-3
Replacement 2-3 VTE Treatment ... Prophylaxis 2-3 Atrial ... Fibrillation 2- ... elderly or have high bleeding ... VTE treatment),
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
/MRA • Avoid Warfarin ... Period • Breast-feeding ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... Serial TTE and close ... management #cardiology #treatment