Overview: Warfarin is used to help prevent and treat blood clots, as well as complications from blood clots. It also helps lower the risk of complications after a heart attack. The most common side ...

PHOENIX—The benefits of warfarin should be weighed against potential complications when used for atrial fibrillation or AFib treatment in hemodialysis (HD) patients, according to British researchers.

Warfarin use across included studies ranged from 9.1% to 79.8%, with a median of 49.1%. Linear regression analysis on the 23 studies providing data on warfarin use suggests that there is a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The blood thinner warfarin prevents strokes and saves money, but the drug is only used by a little more than half the elderly patients with abnormal heart rhythms who might ...

There are about 70 million baby boomers in the United States, many now over age 65. As people age, rates of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases rise, leading to more use of blood thinners such ...

It has been suggested that the complex nature of warfarin prescribing has resulted in under prescribing of warfarin for stroke prevention in AF patients. [5] Our systematic review and meta-analysis ...