Dr. R. Jeffrey Westcott, Medical Director at the Cardiac Cath Lab at the Swedish Heart and Vascular Institute, discusses the pharmacology of the new oral direct thrombin and Xa inhibitors, evaluates what patients are more likely to experience bleeding complications and discusses the advantages of these agents versus warfarin in treating patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
As part of our mission to end cardiovascular disease, The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation offers weekly cardiology Grand Rounds to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in cardiology. These weekly meetings feature topics from the following cardiac specialty areas: congestive heart failure, electrophysiology, cardiac imaging, interventional cardiology, heart disease prevention, cardiac surgery, vascular/endovascular and miscellaneous.