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What is apixaban used for?
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Apixaban: To reduce risk of stroke & blood clots in people with Atrial Fibrillation not due to heart valve problems.
Answered 4/24/2015
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↓ blood clotting: Apixaban inhibits clot formation. Rxed because of evidence/concern of forming clots inside blood vessels, not just at blood vessel breaks, thus bleeding is ↑ed because slows clotting at all locations. It does NOT thin blood; blood viscosity does not change & does not dissolve exiting clots. The TEG machine, see: http://goo.gl/XxOW9c, is the most effective device for checking clotting/response.
Answered 4/9/2020
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