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Whether new oral anticoagulant drugs (pradaxa 150 2x/day) may be combined with anti-platelet drugs (plavix (clopidogrel) 75 mg/day)?? i'm in af also cad??

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Dr. Amrit Singh answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Yes: be carful about bleeding because there is no antidote for these new agents.

Answered 2/23/2015

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