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NEW TOOL TO HELP DOCTORS MANAGE ANTICOAGULATION DURING INVASIVE PROCEDURES      

A Tool For Clinicians A new, free-of-charge tool designed by produced by New York State …

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Alere Initiates Voluntary Urgent Product Recall of Alere INRatio®2 PT/INR Professional Test Strips

Healthcare Professionals Should Stop Using Strips Contact: Consumer: 844-292-5373 Media: Jackie …

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Aspirin and Blood Clots

What is the Role of Aspirin in Preventing Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism? For several …

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Home Monitoring for Warfarin Therapy

The Status of INR Home Monitoring for Warfarin Therapy Warfarin has been the principal oral …

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PREGNANCY, BLOOD CLOTS AND ANTICOAGULATION

Pregnancy requires special consideration with respect to the prevention and treatment of blood …

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Study Shows that Apixaban is Superior to Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

This week’s New England Journal of Medicine reported a study demonstrating that in patients …

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New Analysis Demonstrates Benefits of Patient Self Monitoring in Treatment of Blood Thinners

Risk of Blood Clots Substantially Reduced In a report published in The Lancet, patient …

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MASAB RECOMMENDS EXPANDING NBCA PATIENT ADVOCACY TO INCLUDE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

NBCA’s prestigious Medical and Scientific Advisory Board (MASAB) met in San Francisco on …

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Apply for the Jennifer Luft Emerging VTE Clinician Research Award

The Jennifer Luft Emerging VTE Clinician Research Award is named in memory of Jennifer Luft, who suffered from pulmonary emboli…

Maintaining Trust: NBCA Earns Candid’s Platinum Seal of Transparency for 2026

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