[www.tctmd.com] https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,182882,182882#msg-182882 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:16:37 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,182882,182971#msg-182971 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,182882,182971#msg-182971 Mauricio AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 26 Oct 2021 22:20:55 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,182882,182904#msg-182904 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,182882,182904#msg-182904 Poppino AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 23 Oct 2021 01:33:05 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,182882,182903#msg-182903 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,182882,182903#msg-182903
Fear of DRTs are what the FDA protocol of aspirin-for-life is based on, but that fear isn't based on science. It's based on "but what if...."

And keep in mind that the article was focusing on the short-term following implantation, within the first year. It didn't really address lifelong issues.

That said, I've had a Watchman for 3 years now and I take 1/2 dose Eliquis by choice based on Natale's advice, my own research, and the concurrence of my PCP and local EP. The reasons I take it actually have nothing to do with the Watchman. I don't believe I need to take anything for the Watchman. I simply believe 1/2-dose Eliquis is safer and more effective than aspirin as a daily prophylactic, and since I have mild aortic plaque (like damn near everyone on this forum over the age of 60), that means I have an increased risk of clots from sources other than the left atrium. A recent study widely reported in the press on daily aspirin use strongly suggests I made the right choice.

So I don't think that article is as confounding as it seems on the surface. They're just discussing whether aspirin or 1/2-dose Eliquis is better during the initial follow-up period. After that is a whole different question, and I strongly suspect the data will eventually show you don't need to take anything after the first 6-12 months.]]> Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 23 Oct 2021 01:03:13 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,182882,182897#msg-182897 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,182882,182897#msg-182897 Poppino AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 22 Oct 2021 19:37:08 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,182882,182896#msg-182896 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,182882,182896#msg-182896 So, is there a real benefit doing the Watchman ?]]> Mauricio AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 22 Oct 2021 18:21:07 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,182882,182882#msg-182882 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,182882,182882#msg-182882 www.tctmd.com]]]> Poppino AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:20:39 +0000