May 2nd, 2012
Podcast 154: Treating heart failure’s hypercoagulable state — warfarin or aspirin?
Heart failure brings problems associated with hypercoagulation, such as stroke and sudden death. An international study followed some 2300 patients with heart failure (ejection fractions of 35% or less) and in stable sinus rhythm for a mean of 3.5 years, randomizing them to treatment with either warfarin or aspirin. The two treatment groups showed about the same […]