East Asian patients have reduced anti-ischemic benefits and increased bleeding risk during
antithrombotic therapies compared with Caucasian patients. As potent P2Y 12 receptor …

Background The use of social media and mobile health (mHealth) apps has been increasing
in pregnancy care. However, the effectiveness of these interventions is still unclear …

Abstract The Korean National Health Information Database (NHID) contains nationwide
claims data, including sociodemographic data, health care utilization, health screening data …

Objectives This study evaluated the long-term efficacy of a standard antithrombotic strategy
versus half-dose direct oral anticoagulation (DOAC) after Watchman implantation …

Background Whether four direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are superior to warfarin in
Asian patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) remains unclear. Methods This …

Awareness of racial/ethnic disparities represents a key challenge for healthcare systems that
attempt to provide effective healthcare and to reduce existing inequalities in the use of and …

Background: The benefit-risk profile of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) compared with
warfarin, and between DOACs in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic liver disease …

Background Previous studies suggested potential ethnic differences in the management and
outcomes of atrial fibrillation (AF). We aim to analyse oral anticoagulant (OAC) prescription …

METHODS: A population-based cohort study using the Korean National Health Insurance
Services Database. The participants with first prescription of PPIs and H 2 RA with normal …

Background Although direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have been shown to be effective
at reducing the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF), they are sometimes …