http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Millions of Americans take aspirin or other drugs every day to reduce their risk of heart attacks or other problems caused by blood clots. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-blood-thinners-treatment-danger.html Cardiology Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:10:33 EST news282388225 (HealthDay)—In acutely ill hospitalized patients, standard-duration rivaroxaban has similar efficacy as enoxaparin in reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism, while extended-duration rivaroxaban has superior efficacy, according to a study published in the Feb. 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-rivaroxaban-noninferior-enoxaparin-acutely-ill.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:20:02 EST news279457844 (HealthDay)—Approval of the anti-clotting drug Xarelto (rivaroxaban) has been expanded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to include treating deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-xarelto.html Medications Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:10:01 EST news271358335 Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) experienced more major and non-major clinically relevant GI bleeding when taking rivaroxaban than patients taking warfarin. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-gi-atrial-fibrillation-patients-rivaroxaban.html Cardiology Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:59:41 EST news270097176 (HealthDay) -- The new blood thinner Xarelto appears to lower the chances of potentially fatal blood clots in high-risk heart patients, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration review has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-blood-thinner-chances-clots-high-risk.html Medications Mon, 21 May 2012 21:30:01 EST news256843717 Some patients with irregular heartbeats who are taken off anti-clotting medication face a high risk of stroke or blood clotting within a month, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association's Emerging Science Series webinar. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-high-anti-clotting-drugs.html Cardiology Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:02:57 EST news254577764 For patients with a type of irregular heart beat called atrial fibrillation (AF), a new anti-clotting drug might be better at preventing clot-related strokes while minimizing the risk of causing a bleeding stroke. The research was presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-rivaroxaban-brain-patients-high.html Cardiology Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:35:19 EST news247397706 An oral anti-clotting drug, when added to standard medical treatment for acute coronary syndrome, lowered the risk of death, heart attack or stroke an average of 16 percent, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-anti-clotting-drug-lowers-acute-coronary.html Cardiology Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:32:56 EST news240485566 In the primary result from the largest double-blind study ever completed to assess a drug's effect in the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm abnormality, rivaroxaban, an anti-clotting drug, was shown to be an attractive alternative to warfarin, the current standard for treatment of atrial fibrillation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-heart-patients-benefit-drug.html Cardiology Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:21:26 EST news232215654