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For patients with atrial fibrillation, decline in renal function is significantly greater with warfarin vs. dabigatran etexilate (DE), according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Weekly patient self-testing has been shown to have significant improvement in warfarin control, compared to variable testing.

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).

Physician-perceived frailty and low life expectancy are the main reasons for warfarin discontinuation in elderly patients

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.

Novel oral anticoagulants, that do not require the laboratory monitoring associated with warfarin therapy, may alter the landscape of venous thromboembolism treatment and stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation, according to a study presented at the 52nd American Society of Hematology Meeting and Exposition.

A subgroup analysis from the RE-LY trial has demonstrated that in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), twice-daily dabigatran etexilate has better efficacy and lower rates of major bleeding when compared with warfarin, as reported at ACC.11, the American College of Cardiology’s 60th Annual Scientific Session.

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.

The FDA announced the results of a new study on Medicare patients comparing Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals) vs. warfarin for risk of ischemic or clot-related stroke, bleeding in the brain, major gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, myocardial infarction (MI), and death.

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