General Medical issues thread

[Quickstatus]

Risk of bleeding still high.

Lower than warfarin in most cases but higher than no blood thinners.

warfarin is specific to being post mitral valve repair, rather than the AF.

Yes, specifically metal valves, though not exclusively - some people can't do rivaroxaban.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Lower than warfarin in most cases but higher than no blood thinners.


Yes, specifically metal valves, though not exclusively - some people can't do rivaroxaban.

That’s what the big bucks you pay to the cardiologist are for.

 

[Pushka]

Xarelto isn’t currently reversible. That’s the main risk. Warfarin is. But as my mum died on warfarin just 6 weeks before my jugular vein dvt I was very pleased that they prescribed xarelto in the hospital.

 

[prozac]

Xarelto isn’t currently reversible. That’s the main risk. Warfarin is. But as my mum died on warfarin just 6 weeks before my jugular vein dvt I was very pleased that they prescribed xarelto in the hospital.

That's right and now you remind me the vascular surgeon said if I had an accident and had internal bleeding then there was no antidote to reverse the Xarelto function.