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Core Topics => Health Issues and Medical => Medical => Topic started by: Chip on January 15, 2024, 07:26:49 AM
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Blood Thinners on "As Needed" Basis is Safe and Effective for Lowering Stroke Risk as Compared to Long-Term Use
I have Atrial Fibrillation so this is of much interest as I have been avoiding long term blood thinners.
https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2016/may/blood-thinners-on-quotas-neede
Researchers found that a-fib patients on the drug Eliquis (apixaban) had a slightly lower risk of blood clots and stroke than those on Xarelto (rivaroxaban)—a clot-preventing drug in the same class. They were also significantly less likely to suffer gastrointestinal bleeding as a side effect of their medication.