antidote/stroke

The first specific antidote for non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) has recently been approved. NOAC antidotes will allow specific treatment for 2 hitherto problematic patient groups: patients with oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT)-associated intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and maybe

Anticoagulation for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) is effective. Pivotal trials RE-LY, ROCKET AF, ARISTOTLE, and ENGAGE-AF TIMI 48 tested novel agents against warfarin (W). In RE-LY, an open-label trial, dabigatran 150 mg BID (D150) was superior (35%) and 110 mg BID (D110) was

Development of direct oral anticoagulants and their antidotes has led to the need to reconsider the eligibility of acute stroke patients who have been taking oral anticoagulants for intravenous thrombolysis. Officially authorized Japanese guidelines on this issue were revised twice at the time of

Since 2011, new oral anticoagulants (NOAC) can be prescribed for prevention of cardio-embolic ischemic strokes in addition to vitamin K antagonists. NOAC are indicated in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Although its use is a matter of debate in Germany, the neurological and

New oral anticoagulants for the prevention of stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation have been available for a few months, among them the reversible direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran and the factor Xa antagonist rivaroxaban. These drugs are considered by some as a superior

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of dabigatran for stroke prevention in the elderly population. METHODS MEDLINE (1948-June 2013), Web of Science (1980-June 2013), and Google Scholar were used to identify relevant literature. Search terms included dabigatran, dabigatran etexilate,

Non vitamin-K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are direct and specific inhibitors of the coagulation factors IIa (dabigatran) and Xa (apixaban, rivaroxaban, edoxaban) which share many pharmacokinetic properties. However, indications are lacking regarding the use of NOACs during thrombolysis, surgery and

New oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have emerged as an alternative therapy to warfarin in the treatment of arterial and venous thromboembolism and in stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF). Three of them, i.e., dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban, have been approved

Dabigatran etexilate is an oral, reversible direct thrombin inhibitor and has been recently approved for the prevention of stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. This review describes the incidence and management of stroke and related complications in patients on dabigatran

Atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs with a prevalence of 1 % in the general population, up to 8 % in patients over 80 years of age and can lead to palpitations, tachycardia, hospitalization for heart failure and stroke. In order to prevent strokes, oral anticoagulation is necessary. In the 2016

Warfarin, a vitamin K antagonist, has been the only orally available anticoagulant for > 60 years. During the past decade, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved several target-specific oral anticoagulants (TSOACs) for the prophylaxis and treatment of arterial and venous thromboembolism

The direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are recommended as the first-choice anticoagulants for both stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and the treatment and secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism. DOACs cause bleeding, albeit less than warfarin. Most bleeding

Dabigatran etexilate is a direct oral anticoagulant used for the prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation. Idarucizumab is a recently approved specific antidote that reverses the effect of dabigatran within minutes. We report the case of an 82-year-old patient with traumatic retroperitoneal

Thrombotic disorders and their common clinical phenotypes of acute myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and venous thromboembolism are the proximate cause of substantial morbidity, mortality, and health care expenditures worldwide. Accordingly, therapies designed to attenuate thrombus initiation