The factor Xa inhibitor apixaban is noninferior to conventional therapy with enoxaparin and a vitamin K antagonist in patients with acute venous thromboembolism (VTE). The study, published online July ...

At both 6 months and 12 months follow-up, the rivaroxaban group was found to have more of these events than the apixaban group. Credit: Getty Images. In patients with atrial fibrillation and valvular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Apixaban was not superior to standard of care antithrombotic treatment for preventing thrombotic or bleeding ...

While the anticoagulant apixaban significantly increased the risk of major bleeding compared to aspirin in patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO — Treatment with 30 days of low-dose apixaban was no more effective than a shorter course of enoxaparin ...

For patients with HIV and atrial fibrillation, this study found that apixaban was associated with less bleeding when compared with warfarin and rivaroxaban. Data remain inconclusive regarding ...

LAS VEGAS, NV—The first day of VIVA 2017 began with some timely insights into pharmacotherapy with non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and a look ...

ELIQUIS demonstrated superior efficacy versus enoxaparin 40 mg once daily without increased bleeding ELIQUIS is the only oral anticoagulant with a 12- to 24-hour post surgery initiation window First ...

Researchers evaluated safety and efficacy of apixaban vs. warfarin in patients with creatinine clearance Findings from a study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology showed that ...

Treating venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients can be tricky due to greater risks of major bleeding episodes and recurrent VTE. Patients with cancer who took apixaban to prevent blood clots had a ...

Artivion Inc. has halted the PROACT Xa clinical trial that was testing whether patients with an On-X mechanical aortic valve could be safely and effectively managed with the direct oral anticoagulant ...

Barcelona, Spain - 28 Aug 2017: Apixaban lowers the risk of stroke compared to warfarin in anticoagulation-naïve patients with atrial fibrillation scheduled for elective cardioversion, according to ...