Medical Messages
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 …
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 …
Aspirin and Blood Clots
What is the Role of Aspirin in Preventing Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism? For several …
Home Monitoring for Warfarin Therapy
The Status of INR Home Monitoring for Warfarin Therapy Warfarin has been the principal oral …
PREGNANCY, BLOOD CLOTS AND ANTICOAGULATION
Pregnancy requires special consideration with respect to the prevention and treatment of blood …
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 …
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 …
MASAB RECOMMENDS EXPANDING NBCA PATIENT ADVOCACY TO INCLUDE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
NBCA’s prestigious Medical and Scientific Advisory Board (MASAB) met in San Francisco on …
