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Just a question was it first procedure for you or it was a repeat ? And were you persistent or just paroxysmal as I am ?
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To be honest I would be upset if this time because of my LAA I would need to be on AC for life. This is exactly because I am still young and it i really do not want to be dependent over any pills. I also was told that there is a possibility to close LAA surgically or via Watchman device the only challenge would be to prove that for me would be beneficial to do it instead of being lifelong on AC.
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I have to ask another question. What is used right now as AC before and after the procedure? Is it still Warfarin or is it going to be Eliquis ir similar drug??
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Most likely Eliquis or one of the other NOACs. Warfarin has largely fallen out of favor except for certain patients who have other issues that require warfarin.
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Unlikely that warfarin will fall out of favor.
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Unlikely that warfarin will fall out of favor.
It already has. Warfarin prescriptions in the US have declined 43% since 2010, with all of that decline being replaced by NOACs. I'm not saying it will go away completely -- it won't -- but it's rapidly falling out of favor. It may be cheap, but the testing requirements, length of time required to stabilize, and variability of effectiveness are big minuses when compared to NOACs, and that's why the plunging usage.
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Carey, we've had this discussion before.My cardiologist took me off Eliquis because it wasn't dissolving a clot. Warfarin took care of it quickly. Large sample studies find statistical group differences that don't always account for individual differences. There are large sample studies in Europe that failed to show NOAC's were any better than Warfarin. Lawsuits can be bogus, or they can have some validity...in this case, for failing to disclose risks and negative side effects. Anyway, nobody is telling you that Warfarin is superior to Eliquis. If it's working for you, by all means, pay the fees and enjoy.Quote
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I seriously doubt that NOACs are the cause of a rise in strokes given that they've been repeatedly shown to be comparable or superior to warfarin in preventing strokes and superior to it in not causing bleeds. As for lawsuits, those are a dime a dozen for every new drug on the market. They mean nothing whatsoever.
Also, your choice of quotes was rather selective. You might want to consider the statement lower down that NOACs have become the standard of care. Not sure what you think is superior about warfarin. There's no scientific evidence to support that notion.
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