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TCT 25: Short-Term Anticoagulation Vs DAPT for Preventing Device Thrombosis Following LAAC
Author(s): Josep Rodés-Cabau Added: 6 months ago
TCT 2025 - Short-term anticoagulation reduced adverse events following left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) compared to dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT).Dr Josep Rodés-Cabau (Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Quebec, CA) joins us at TCT 2025 to discuss findings from ANDES trial (NCT03568890) investigating the safety and efficacy of short-term anticoagulation versus DAPT for preventing device… View more

Anticoagulation

Imaging & Diagnostics
AHA 25: The OCEAN Trial
Author(s): Atul Verma Added: 6 months ago
AHA Scientific Sessions 2025 - Dr Atul Verma (McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, CA) joins us to share outcomes from OCEAN (NCT02168829). The prospective, open-label, randomised trial aimed to investigate ongoing oral anticoagulation with rivaroxaban 15 mg daily compared to antiplatelet therapy in patients with clinical stroke risk factors at least one year post-successful catheter… View more

Anticoagulation

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Revolutionising Thrombosis Treatment in ACS, SSP and AF: Bridging the Gaps With Next Generation Anticoagulation Strategies
Author(s): Davide Capodanno , Sneha Shah Jain Added: 8 months ago
Presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2025, Prof Carolyn Lam (Singapore, UK), Prof Davide Capodanno (Catania, IT), Dr Sneha Shah Jain (Stanford, US) and Prof Jeffrey Weitz (Hamilton, CA) examine the prevalence and challenges of stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) and after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The faculty review current treatment guidelines, explore… View more

Anticoagulation

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
AHA 24: The OPTION Trial
Author(s): Oussama M Wazni Added: 1 year ago
AHA Conference 2024 - Safety and efficacy outcomes comparing left atrial appendage (LAA) closure with the WATCHMAN FLX device to oral anticoagulation (OAC) following atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter ablation.Dr Oussama Wazni (The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, US) joins us onsite at AHA Conference to discuss the findings from OPTION (NCT03795298).OPTION is a prospective, multi-center, multi… View more

Anticoagulation

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
EHRA 24: A Substudy of NOAH-AFNET 6
Author(s): Julius Nikorowitsch Added: 2 years ago
EHRA 24 - We are joined onsite by Dr Julius Nikorowitsch (University Heart and Vascular Centre Hamburg (UHZ), DE) to outline the impact of age, sex, cardiovascular comorbidities, and kidney function on outcomes with oral anticoagulation therapy in patients with device-detected atrial fibrillation in a substudy of the NOAH-AFNET 6 trial (NCT02618577).The substudy consisted of 2534 patients from… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Deborah Siegal
Job title: Hematologist
Dr Deborah Siegal MD MSc FRCPC is a hematologist at The Ottawa Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. She holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Anticoagulant Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease. She received MSc degrees in Pharmacology and Health Research Methodology.Her primary research areas include (i)… View more
ACC.26 Late-breaker Discussion: The CHAMPION-AF Trial
Author(s): Saibal Kar , Harriette Van Spall Added: 1 month ago
ACC.26 – Late-breaker host Harriette Van Spall (McMaster University, Hamilton, CA) is joined by Saibal Kar, MD (Los Robles Regional Medical Center, US) to discuss CHAMPION‑AF (NCT04394546), a global randomized trial comparing the WATCHMAN FLX left atrial appendage closure device with non–vitamin K oral anticoagulants in patients with non‑valvular atrial fibrillation at elevated stroke risk… View more

Intervention

Anticoagulation
ESC 24: The POPular PAUSE TAVI Trial
Author(s): Dirk-Jan van Ginkel Added: 1 year ago
ESC Congress 2024 — No benefit of continuing oral anticoagulation during TAVI procedure.Investigator, Dr Dirk-Jan van Ginkel (St Antonius Hospital, NL) joins us to discuss the result of the POPular PAUSE TAVI trial (NCT04437303; St Antonius Hospital). Presented for the first time at ESC 2024, this multicenter, randomized, open-label clinical trial compared the safety and efficacy of continuous… View more

Anticoagulation

Intervention
ACC 25 Late-Breaking Discussion: The API-Cat Study
Author(s): Harriette Van Spall , Isabelle Mahé Added: 1 year ago
ACC 25 - The API-CAT Study shows reduced-dose apixaban is non-inferior to full-dose apixaban for extended anticoagulation in patients with active cancer who have completed 6 months of anticoagulant therapy for venous thromboembolism (VTE).Late-Breaker host, Dr Harriette Van Spall (McMaster University, Hamilton, CA) is joined by Prof Isabelle Mahe (Paris Cite University, Paris, FR) to discuss the… View more

Anticoagulation

Vascular Disease and Surgery
AF Symposium 26: Stroke Management After AF Ablation
Author(s): Vivek Reddy Added: 3 months ago
Dr Vivek Reddy (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, US) joins us to discuss evolving strategies for stroke management following atrial fibrillation ablation, addressing the critical question of when anticoagulation can be safely discontinued after successful ablation.Interview Questions:There's been a lot of talk about optimal anticoagulation – what's the headline? In which… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia

Prevention & Chronic Conditions