The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) convened its
Fourth Consensus Conference on Regional Anesthesia and Anticoagulation in conjunction …

Abstract The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) 2012
survey of meeting attendees showed that existing ASRA anticoagulation guidelines for …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia, causing a 2-fold increase in
mortality and a 5-fold increase in stroke. The Asian population is rapidly aging, and in 2050 …

Direct oral anticoagulant therapies, including direct anti-Xa and thrombin inhibitors have
recently been introduced and may have advantages over vitamin K antagonists such as …

Vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) such as warfarin are the most commonly prescribed oral
anticoagulants worldwide. However, factors affecting the pharmacokinetics of VKAs, such as …

Several new anticoagulants have entered the clinical arena or are under clinical
development. These drugs include indirect (fondaparinux) and direct oral factor Xa inhibitors …

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) have shown an upward prescribing trend in recent years
due to favorable pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics without requirement for routine …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia. Both the incidence and
prevalence of AF are increasing, and the burden of AF is becoming huge. Many innovative …

Objective Early warfarin anticoagulation is recommended in patients undergoing surgical
bioprosthetic valve implantation or valve repair. It is unclear whether non-vitamin K …

Essentials• The association of body weight and patient‐important outcomes remains
unknown.• Phase III randomized controlled trials of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) were …