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Eliquis literature states:"Eliquis is not for patients with a artificial mechanical or bioprothesis heart valve." Is my doctor wrong about prescribing Eliquis for Afib?
Thank you.
Thank you.
There was no evidence of a differential effect of apixaban over warfarin in patientswith and without valvular heart disease in reducing stroke and systemic embolism (...),
causing less major bleeding (...),
and reducing mortality ().
dornole;n864120 said:Doesn't it say right on the TV commercials with the insanely cheerful patients that it's not for patients with a heart valve problem?
epstns;n864123 said:I would think that this requires some clarification
rnff2;n864142 said:Yep, commercial ads all day everyday on TV. I feel like I can't forget about my valve for a second because there is always a commercial saying "not for use for those with artificial heart valves."
rnff2;n864142 said:@ Pellicle
Yep, commercial ads all day everyday on TV. I feel like I can't forget about my valve for a second because there is always a commercial saying "not for use for those with artificial heart valves."
epstns;n864156 said:I "think" that what they mean is that Eilquis is not meant as a replacement for warfarin therapy for those requiring anti-coagulation therapy due to prosthetic heart valves, which patients are primarily those with mechanical valves. I also "think" that they mean that if a patient needs anti-coagulation therapy for another reason, such as afib, that Eliquis is appropriate even if they have a tissue heart valve implant. But I'm only making educated guesses at this point.
I also think (no quotes, this time) that if I come to need anti-coagulation therapy for afib in some future time, I would still use warfarin. It may take some care in its management, but at least it is reversible in case of emergency.
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