In light of an aging population with increased cardiovascular comorbidity, the use of oral
anticoagulation (OAC) is steadily expanding. A variety of pharmacological alternatives to …

Introduction Elderly patients on oral anticoagulation are commonly seen in emergency
departments (EDs). Oral anticoagulation, particularly warfarin, is associated with an …

Background Therapeutic anticoagulation (TAC) is often required in trauma patients for
various indications. However, it remains unknown whether TAC can be safely initiated in the …

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are rapidly gaining popularity as alternatives to warfarin
in the prevention of stroke or systemic embolic events because of the simplicity of their …

Objective: To compare the neuroimaging profile and clinical outcomes among patients with
intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) related to use of vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) or direct oral …

BACKGROUND Emergency room physicians, trauma teams, and neurosurgeons are seeing
increasing numbers of head-injured patients on anticoagulants, many of whom are …

Objectives Despite several advantages of the novel anticoagulant rivaroxaban compared
with vitamin K antagonists (VKA), its lack of specific antidotes to reverse anticoagulant …

Background Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the most serious adverse effect of treatment
with oral anticoagulants. Prognostic data after ICH associated with non‐vitamin K antagonist …

The number of patients with traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (tICH) that are taking
antithrombotics (ATs), antiplatelets (APs) and/or anticoagulants (ACs), has increased, but …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Patients receiving warfarin who experience minor head injury are at
risk of intracranial hemorrhage, and optimal management after a single head computed …