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Program Further Extends XARELTO® as the Most Studied New Oral Anticoagulant in the World Today RARITAN, N.J., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen) today announced the launch of EXPLORER, a comprehensive, global research program for XARELTO(® )(rivaroxaban), an oral anticoagulant. The program includes studies that will evaluate XARELTO(®) for investigational use in patients with chronic heart failure and in those with coronary artery...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Blue and Mayo Clinic jointly announce a new collaboration aimed at providing the utmost in quality care for knee replacement patients in Florida. The two Florida health care leaders are teaming up to create a bundled payment agreement specific to the treatment of knee replacement surgery. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120904/MM67207LOGO ) Knee replacement surgery is the most common joint replacement procedure....
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. and TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Blue and Florida Orthopaedic Institute (FOI) jointly announce a new collaboration aimed at providing the utmost in quality care for knee replacement patients in west-central Florida. The two Florida health care leaders are teaming up to create a bundled payment agreement specific to the treatment of knee replacement surgery. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120904/MM67207LOGO ) Knee replacement...
RARITAN, N.J., June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen R&D) announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a complete response letter regarding a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for XARELTO(®) (rivaroxaban) for the reduction of the risk of secondary cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Janssen is evaluating the complete response letter and will respond to the agency's questions....
SARASOTA, Fla., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With a variety of knee replacement surgical options, there's no reason to put up with persistent knee pain. "Knee replacement should be considered when the quality of one's life becomes increasingly compromised by the condition of the knee," said Ronald P. White, M.D., a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon at Kennedy-White Orthopaedic Center in Sarasota, Florida. "We have many new options in knee replacement surgery." One example is...
NEWBURY, England, December 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - First once-daily, fixed-dose preventative treatment for UK patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat) at risk of the devastating consequences of stroke - Xarelto offers a convenient, cost-effective, single drug solution for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) without the need for regular injections - Xarelto is now approved in...
Guideline recommends postoperative blood thinners, compression, early mobilization to prevent clots An updated clinical practice guideline released last week by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors recommends how to reduce the likelihood of blood clots after hip or knee replacement surgery, procedures that more than 800,000 Americans undergo each year. The new guideline suggests use of preventive treatments and advises against routinely screening patients...
Guideline recommends postoperative blood thinners, compression, early mobilization to prevent clots ROSEMONT, Ill., Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An updated clinical practice guideline released last week by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors recommends how to reduce the likelihood of blood clots after hip or knee replacement surgery, procedures that more than 800,000 Americans undergo each year. The new guideline suggests use of preventive...
A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery has identified patients who are at a higher risk of morbidity and mortality when undergoing knee replacement surgery in both legs at the same time. The study found that patients who have a history of significant medical problems, especially congestive heart failure or pulmonary hypertension, are at increased risk for major complications."What we sought to do for the first time with this study, was to provide evidence-based risk...
Knee replacement surgery takes far more time to conduct in overweight and obese patients than in normal weight patients, according to recent research at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. The study will be presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting, held Feb. 15-19 in San Diego, Calif. The study has implications for hospital staff scheduling surgeries, operating room utilization and personnel staffing, and also raises the question of whether knee...
