Louis Kuritzky, MD

LH is a 60-year-old white male with a 10-year history of longstanding hypertension as well as systolic heart failure (sys-HF) with a reduced ejection fraction (EF) of 20%.

As with the decision to initiate or continue warfarin therapy, decisions surrounding bridge therapy are patient-specific and should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

We have recently been following KD, a 58-year-old male who was diagnosed with a first unprovoked deep vein thrombosis (DVT). After completing 3 months of treatment with warfarin, KD elected to continue...

Unprovoked DVT is a term used to describe the occurrence of DVT in the absence of currently recognized triggers, such as surgery, long-haul travel, immobilization, or trauma.

KD is a 58-year-old male who was diagnosed with an unprovoked deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in his left leg; he was hospitalized late on a Sunday.

Agatha presents to the clinic with signs and symptoms suggestive of a lower urinary tract infection; urinalysis shows numerous white blood cells and positive nitrite.

We previously met Agatha, 85-year-old female with noted atrial fibrillation. Today, 7 days after initiation, her INR is subtherapeutic at 1.8. How do we adjust her dose in order to attain a therapeutic INR...

An 85-year-old hypertensive woman with noted atrial fibrillation is starting antithrombotic therapy with warfarin. Here's a breakdown of the treatment protocol.

As chronic kidney disease progresses, patients may present with comorbidities such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, and anemia.

More than 30% of adults in the United States have hypertension, although more of the cases are uncontrolled than are controlled.