Apixaban Appears Safer, More Effective Than Rivaroxaban in Medicare Study
The findings “offer pretty compelling evidence that apixaban is the better drug,” a researcher says.
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The findings “offer pretty compelling evidence that apixaban is the better drug,” a researcher says.
Older adults taking Bayer AG's blockbuster blood thinner pill Xarelto for a common type of irregular heart rhythm had significantly higher rates of serious bleeding and stroke compared to those taking... | December 21, 2021
Older adults taking Bayer AG's blockbuster blood thinner pill Xarelto for a common type of irregular heart rhythm had significantly higher rates of serious bleeding and stroke compared to those taking... | December 21, 2021
A special connection with a BIDMC staff member helped ease concerns about urgent pacemaker procedure. Moi Luong knew she wasn’t the only one with a racing heart during the COVID-19 pandemic, but something wasn’t right. She was exhausted, and it felt like her heart was skipping or jumping all over the place. It was keeping her up at night. Luong went to see her primary care physician, who sent her home with a monitor to check her heart activity for two weeks after her initial tests were inconclusive. When cardiologist Peter Zimetbaum, MD, read the results, he saw that Luong’s heart pause...