Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent chronic arrhythmia worldwide, and it is associated
with significant morbidity and mortality, making it a considerable burden both to patients and …

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) suffer from a high risk of thrombosis. Currently, the
CHA2DS2-VASc score is the most widely used tool for risk stratification in patients with AF …

Background and objectives: Anticoagulants are thought to increase the risks of traumatic
intracranial injury and poor clinical outcomes after blunt head trauma. The safety of using …

Background Interdisciplinary collaboration between general practitioner, nurses and
pharmacists can favour the control of patients treated with vitamin K antagonists (VKA) …

In 1943, during the German occupation of Norway, a 29-year-old woman was admitted to
Medical Department A at The National Hospital (Rikshospitalet) in Oslo. She would become …

Medicina | Free Full-Text | Mild Head Trauma (MHT) and Antiplatelet Therapy. Reply to
Lorenzati et al. Comment on “Savioli et al. Mild Head Trauma: Is Antiplatelet Therapy a Risk …

Background The residual antithrombotic activity 12 hours after intake of direct oral
anticoagulants (DOACs) is of clinical relevance in the setting of bleeding or urgent surgery …

OBJECTIVES Single-center retrospective cohort study to evaluate the impact of oral
anticoagulation (OAC) on long-term outcomes of conservatively managed acute type B …

Background: Phenprocoumon has been used as an oral anticoagulant in patients with
thromboembolic disease for more than 40 years. So far its pharmacokinetics have not been …

Purpose Routine therapeutic drug monitoring of apixaban is currently not recommended but
may however be warranted in some situations and for some patient groups to provide better …