Atrial fibrillation (AF), an arrhythmia with hemostatic system changes, is a risk factor for the occurrence of stroke. Traditionally, the most effective therapy in the prevention of stroke in such patients has been oral ...

BACKGROUND The use of warfarin reduces the rate of ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation but requires frequent monitoring and dose adjustment. Rivaroxaban, an oral factor Xa inhibitor, may provide more ...

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is immune-mediated. It occurs more frequently with unfractionated heparin (UFH) than with low molecular weight heparins (LMWH). It is associated with thromboembolic rather than ...

El presente estudio tiene por objetivo determinar la eficacia del Rivaroxabán en comparación con la Warfarina en el tratamiento de la Trombosis Venosa Profunda en pacientes adultos con cáncer. Se realizará un estudio de ...

To the Editor: We would like to thank the authors for their input regarding our article entitled “Rivaroxaban Use for Thrombosis Prophylaxis Is Associated With Early Periprosthetic Joint Infection” [1]. As the authors ...

Como es conocido rivaroxaban es un anticoagulante oral directo (ACOD) que actúa sobre el factor Xa de la coagulación, produciendo una disminución de la formación de trombina con la que se genera una supresión de la agregación ...