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etc. talks: excellence in thrombosis care is a series of 12-minute videos on treating patients with VTE and AFib, and insights into current issues and treatment protocols, stemming from the research published in the January 2016 issue of Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis.

Vascular Protection in Thrombosis
Dr Jeffrey Weitz
McMaster University

Get to the heart of issues surrounding vascular health with highlights from recent studies on combination therapy anticoagulation in vascular protection. Discover how treatment can benefit patients by reducing cardiovascular events while balancing risk of increased bleeding by exploring the COMPASS trial with Dr. Jeff Weitz.

  

Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism: Changing the Standard of Care
Dr. Elaine Hylek
Boston University

In less than 12 minutes, you will have a thorough overview of the evolving standards of care for VTE management and practical considerations for appropriate selection of anticoagulant therapy.

  

Managing the DOACs
Dr. David Garcia
University of Washington

DOACs give practitioners new options for treatment of DVT and PE and come with many benefits over long-standing warfarin protocols. Although they are more convenient in many ways, DOACs still require careful considerations and management.

  

DOAC Therapy Can Be Reversed
Dr. John Eikelboom
McMaster University

Anticoagulants are life-saving, but come with the risk of hemorrhaging. However, reversal agents for DOACs do exist - and more are on the horizon.