Judicious Use of Aspirin specially with Anticoagulation Therapy : Nandita Bhatnagar
Judicious Use of Aspirin specially with Anticoagulation Therapy My work revolves around looking at evaluation and performance data generated from Anticoagulation Clinics (ACC), based on Prothrombin Time (PT)/INR values to manage the Oral Anticoagulation Therapy (OAT). One thing that I always try to keep in mind is that many people these days are taking Aspirin(acetylsalicylic acid) without a clear therapeutic indication. I myself take baby Aspirin every other day and it is over the counter (OTC). Indications for aspirin include primary prevention in those individuals at risk for coronary artery disease (CAD). Patients often receive warfarin or a direct oral anticoagulant for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) and for the treatment and secondary prevention of venous thromboembolic disease (deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and venous thromboembolism [VTE]) as well as mechanical heart valves (MHV). Many patients initiating therapy with warfarin are already re...