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Warfarine vs xalerto 15 vs apixaban 2.5 for paroxysmal afib(s.cr2)which one to use although war is nephrosafe but risk of bleeding and other problems ?
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Anticoagulants: The final answer to this remains to be determined. BOTH are equal in efficacy at prevention of stroke for atrial fib. Xeralto. Is more convenient as no PT one needed to monitor, but if bleeding complication no easy reversal agent and it is expensive. Coumadin (warfarin) well established and easy to reverse, however rregular monitoring necessary. However with home monitoring units this is less of an issu
Answered 8/7/2016
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