Drug interactions with warfarin
Anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin) and antiplatelet drugs (e.g., acetylsalicylic acid) are key therapeutic agents in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. In this study, Joseph Delaney MSc, Dr. James Brophy and colleagues looked for drugdrug interactions in 4,028 cases with a diagnosis of gastrointestinal bleeding and 40,171 matched controls in the United Kingdom. They documented a 46-fold incr...Warfarin better than aspirin at stroke prevention in elderly people with atrial fibrillation
... Dr Jonathan Mant, University of Birmingham, UK and colleagues did a study (the Birmingham Atrial Fibrillation Treatment of the Aged Study/BAFTA) to determine how warfarin and aspirin affected stroke risk, and whether use of these drugs outweighed the increased risk of bleeding in elderly patients. They studied 973 patients aged 75 years or over (average 81 years)...Warfarin remains gold-standard for preventing stroke in patients with heart abnormality
Despite their side effects, treatments like warfarin are still the best way to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (an abnormal heart rhythm), according to a paper in this week's issue of The Lancet....... Atrial fibrillation is a common condition, affecting over 1% of the population. Patients with atrial fibrillation have a five times higher stroke risk than those without the abn...Patients at high risk of stroke may need to continue warfarin after heart rhythm is controlled
CHICAGO Treatment with warfarin, a medication that prevents blood clotting, may reduce the risk of stroke by more than two-thirds in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), a condition which places them at high risk of stroke, according to a study in the May 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. ... ...An estimated 2,260,000 individuals in the U.S. have a...