DECAF Trial: Coffee and Atrial Fibrillation

In this episode, Dr. Austin Rupp and I try to answer the following questions:

• Should patients with provoked VTE be offered long term anticoagulation if they have persistent risk factors, like obesity? 
• Does coffee make atrial fibrillation worse (or better??)? 
• Is age-adjusted d-dimer safe to use in DVT? 
• Should we prescribe beta blockers after acute MI if the EF is normal?
• Does fish oil improve cardiovascular outcomes in patients on dialysis?
• What's the best approach for dialysis in patients with acute kidney injury?

The articles:

Extended Apixaban for Provoked VTE (HI-PRO)

Coffee and Atrial Fibrillation (DECAF)

Age-Adjusted D-dimer for DVT (ADJUST-DVT)

Beta-blockers after MI with normal EF

Fish Oil in Dialysis Patients (PISCES)

Conservative Dialysis in AKI (LIBERATE-D)

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