Publications by authors named "Sara Kutner"

Dabigatran is a direct oral anticoagulant thrombin inhibitor approved for stroke prophylaxis in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and prophylaxis or treatment of venous thromboembolism. Since approval, there has been increasing concern regarding bleeding risk, predominantly in the elderly population and those with renal disease. We present a case of an 85-year-old female with an unknown medication history, shortness of breath and severe anemia due to an upper gastrointestinal bleed.

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Objective: To review 2 recently approved therapies for vasomotor symptoms (VMSs) of menopause.

Data Sources: PubMed searches (June 2003 to May 2014) were conducted using the keywords paroxetine vasomotor and bazedoxifene vasomotor. References from relevant articles were reviewed for pertinent citations that were not identified in the PubMed search.

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