I was switched from Warfarin to Eliquis. Before I took any I noticed that it said it was NOT for people with artificial heart valves. Back to warfarin.
Thankfully I had extra warfarin till my new prescription arrived.
“Before I took any I noticed that it said it was NOT for people with artificial heart valves. Back to warfarin.”
This was determined during a test concerning a particular heart valve. The PROACT Xa trial has been halted prematurely after it was found that apixaban (Eliquis; Bristol Myers Squibb) carried a greater risk of blood clots leading to stroke when compared with warfarin in patients with the On-X mechanical aortic valve, device maker Artivion announced.
The trial’s data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) recommended the stoppage “due to lack of evidence supporting noninferiority of apixaban to warfarin for valve thrombosis and thromboembolism,” the company said.
I have not seen anything about other valves or their interaction with either apixaban or warfarin. I am in advanced stage heart failure and they have me on apixaban instead of warfarin.
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