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Efficacy similar to aspirin for preventing recurrent stroke after embolic stroke of undetermined source

Researchers performed a retrospective cohort study to compare incidence of stroke, bleeding, and myocardial infarction in patients with atrial fibrillation initiating dabigatran or warfarin (n=25,289 for each) from November 2010 to May 2014.

Effective for dabigatran reversal among patients with uncontrolled bleeding, undergoing urgent surgery

Combining dabigatran with certain statin medications could raise the odds for major hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to a study published online in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.

Increase in risk of intracranial hemorrhage, major GI bleeding in a-fib patients taking rivaroxaban

Linked to lower risk of intracranial bleeding, but higher risk of gastrointestinal bleeding

Despite trend toward lower stroke risk with high dose

For patients taking dabigatran, the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is reduced with use of gastroprotective agents.

Dabigatran is associated with higher risks of major bleeding and gastrointestinal bleeding compared with warfarin, but patients taking dabigatran also have a reduced risk of intracranial bleeding compared with those taking warfarin, according to new research.

Patients with heart valve replacements have greater rates of thromboembolic and bleeding complications after treatment with dabigatran vs. warfarin.