We check out some interesting studies and reviews on anticoagulation that were published recently. Citations are below for those interested in checking them out personally. P.S. please excuse my hiccup with warfarin :( you will see. Thanks for listening!

*Coons J, Albert L, Bejjani A, et al. 2020. Effectiveness and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants versus Warfarin in Obese Patients with Acute Venous Thromboembolism. Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 40(3), pp.204-210.

*Khan SU, Osman M, Khan MU, et al. Dual versus triple therapy for atrial fibrillation after percutaneous coronary intervention. Ann Intern Med. Doi:10.7326/M19-3763.

*Kido K, Lee J, Hellwig T, et al. 2019. Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Morbidly Obese Patients. Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 40(1), pp.72-83.

*Lutsey PL, Norby FL, Ensrud KE, et al. Association of anticoagulant therapy with risk of fracture among patients with atrial fibrillation. JAMA Intern Med. 2020; 180:245-53.

*Ordi-Ros J, Saez-Comet L, Perez-Conesa M, et al. Rivaroxaban versus vitamin K antagonist in antiphospholipid syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 2019;171:685-694.

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