Drug Metab. Pharmacokinet. 2019 Oct 25
Factor Xa inhibitors in clinical practice: Comparison of pharmacokinetic profiles.
Goto E, Horinaka S, Ishimitsu T, Kato T
The anticoagulant actions of oral direct factor Xa (FXa) inhibitors can be inferred from their observed plasma concentrations; however, the steady-sta ...
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Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2020 Jan 29
Association of glucose-lowering medications with cardiovascular outcomes: an umbrella review and evidence map.
Zhu J, Yu X, Zheng Y, Li J, Wang Y, Lin Y, He Z, Zhao W, Chen C, Qiu K, Wu J
Considering the global burden of diabetes and associated cardiovascular disease, an urgent need exists for the best treatment, which should be based o ...
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Arch Cardiol Mex
Joint Mexican position document on the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
Rodríguez-Diez G, Márquez MF, Iturralde-Torres P, Molina-Fernández de L LG, Pozas-Garza G, Cordero-Cabra A, Rojel-Martínez U
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a frequent arrhythmia; its prevalence is near 2% in the general population; in Mexico, more than one-half million people a ...
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PLoS ONE
A cross-sectional evaluation of five warfarin anticoagulation services in Uganda and South Africa.
Semakula JR, Mouton JP, Jorgensen A, Hutchinson C, Allie S, Semakula L, French N, Lamorde M, Toh CH, Blockman M, Sekaggya-Wiltshire C, Waitt C, Pirmohamed M, Cohen K
Warfarin is the most commonly prescribed oral anticoagulant in sub-Saharan Africa and requires ongoing monitoring. The burden of both infectious disea ...
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Heart Rhythm 2020 Jan 13
Focal source and trigger mapping in atrial fibrillation: Randomized controlled trial evaluating a novel adjunctive ablation strategy.
Chauhan VS, Verma A, Nayyar S, Timmerman N, Tomlinson G, Porta-Sanchez A, Gizurarson S, Haldar S, Suszko A, Ragot D, Ha ACT
Intraoperative mapping has demonstrated focal activations during human atrial fibrillation (AF). These putative AF sources can manifest sustained peri ...
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