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Co-treatment with proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) in patients initiating warfarin was associated with reduced reduced risk of warfarin-related upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, a study published in Gastroenterology reported.

A study published in JAMA found that warfarin use to prevent strokes in atrial fibrillation may not adequately manage blood clotting over time, despite patients having been stable on the drug.

End-stage renal disease patients on dialysis with atrial fibrillation are at high risk for thrombotic complications.

Older patients, females, and those with comorbidities were more likely to be on multiple medications.

Patients may not be fully aware of the foods and drugs that can interfere with warfarin treatment and cause serious side effects

A retrospective cohort study in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy found a clinically significant decrease in warfarin dose-response with concurrent hepatitis C treatments, especially with ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir and dasabuvir (OBV-PTV/r-DSV).

For veterans receiving warfarin for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, continuing warfarin after a diagnosis of dementia is associated with a protective effect in prevention of stroke and mortality, according to a study published online December 30 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

According to a new study published in JAMA, treatment with low molecular-weight heparin tinzaparin did not significantly reduce recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) or major bleeding and overall mortality compared to warfarin, but it did significantly reduce the risk of clinically relevant non-major bleeding in patients with active cancer.

The patients, a 71-year-old male and a 62 year-old-male, both on long-term warfarin therapy, presented to the emergency department with symptoms of COVID-19.

Patients with a genetic sensitivity to warfarin may have higher rates of bleeding during the first several months of treatment and could benefit from therapy with an alternate anticoagulant medication, reports a new study in The Lancet.