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Disparities in Direct Oral Anticoagulant Initiation Have Declined in Recent Years
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 – Historical disparities in initiation of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for atrial fibrillation have lessened for Black and Hispanic patients, according to a study...
AI Might Boost Detection of A-Fib
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – An artificial intelligence (AI) program trained to analyze cardiac ultrasounds can detect abnormal heart rhythms that a doctor is apt to overlook, a new study reports. "Atrial...
A-Fib Patients Younger Than 65 Face Heightened Risk for Heart-Related Hospitalization
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – Patients younger than 65 years with atrial fibrillation (AF) have a significant burden of risk factors and comorbidities, as well as heightened risk for hospitalization for...
FDA Approves Savaysa (edoxaban) to Prevent Embolic Events in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation
January 8, 2015 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the anti-clotting drug Savaysa (edoxaban tablets) to reduce the risk of stroke and dangerous blood clots (systemic embolism) in...
Arbor Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval of Sotylize
Atlanta, GA — October 23,2014 – Arbor Pharmaceuticals announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its New Drug Application (NDA) for Sotylize (sotalol h...
FDA Approves Eliquis to Reduce the Risk of Stroke, Blood Clots in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation
December 28, 2012 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the anti-clotting drug Eliquis (apixaban), an oral tablet used to reduce the risk of stroke and dangerous blood clots...
FDA Approves Pradaxa to Prevent Stroke in People With Atrial Fibrillation
SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Pradaxa capsules (dabigatran etexilate) for the prevention of stroke and blood clots in...
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