The Use of Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Medications in

The Use of Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Medications in Cirrhosis

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Host: Peter Buch, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP Guest: Naga Chalasani, MD With the increasing incidence and prevalence of cirrhosis in patients, healthcare professionals have to routinely consider giving anticoagulants to these patients. Understanding how we can safely administer these types of medications to cirrhosis patients is important. To learn more, tune in with Dr. Peter Buch as he speaks with Dr. Naga Chalasani, Co-Author of the article, titled “The Safety of Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents in Patients with Cirrhosis,” which was published in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics in November 2022, and the David W. Crabb Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.

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