After more than 70 years of effective clinical use, heparin remains the most common anticoagulant in use and one of the most commonly prescribed drugs to hospitalized patients. However, the biologic ...

Argatroban could revive the practice of acute anticoagulation for reducing disability after stroke, based on the EASE trial from China. In patients with acute ischemic stroke and early neurological ...

A novel class of antithrombotic medication, the factor XIa inhibitors, has had a rocky start but is powering through phase III trials, which are now underway. MedPage Today sat down to discuss the ...

Direct thrombin inhibitors prevent the conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin during the coagulation cascade and ultimately prevent the development of a thrombus. 11 Dabigatran etexilate was the first ...

Coadministration of dabigatran etexilate with the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel had no effect on dabigratran's anticoagulant activity as measured by ECT, activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), ...

Anticoagulant drugs used to prevent and treat thrombotic events are associated with an increased risk of bleeding, therefore strategies to rapidly reverse anticoagulation are essential. Approaches ...

If you’re experiencing severe side effects from the blood thinner warfarin, a doctor may recommend an alternative known as non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs). Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants ...