Our case is a 72-year-old female with Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD) presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), more specifically NSTEMI. In ED, troponin levels were elevated and non...
BACKGROUND Randomized controlled trials(RCTs)of direct oral anticoagulants(DOACs)included a low proportion of atrial fibrillation(AF)patients with chronic kidney disease(CKD),and suggested that DOACs are safe and effe...
In recent years,the traditional concept that cirrhosis-related coagulopathy is an acquired bleeding disorder has evolved.Currently,it is known that in cirrhotic patients,the hemostatic system is rebalanced,which invol...
BACKGROUND Most of the randomized clinical trials that led to the wide use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation(AF)originated from western countrie...
BACKGROUND The prevalence of left atrial appendage(LAA) thrombus detection by transesophageal echocardiogram(TEE) in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation(AF) anticoagulated with apixaban is not well defined ...
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)—apixaban, rivaroxaban and dabigatran have become the first line medications for patients with thromboembolism. However, DOAC therapy-associated bleeding complications remain the maj...
Supported by the Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation Professorship(to Leung WK)
Novel oral anticoagulants(NOACs), which include direct thrombin inhibitor(dabigatran) and direct factor Xa inhibitors(rivaroxaban, apixaban and edoxaban), are gaining popularity in the prevention of embolic stroke in ...
A rapid, specific, sensitive, and precise reverse-phase HPLC method for the quantitative determination of process related and degradation impurities of Apixaban, an anticoagulant drug is described. The developed RP-HP...
Thromboembolic disease is a major leading cause of mortality and morbidity in industrialized countries. Currently, the management of these patients is challenging due to the availability of new drugs with proven effic...