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Title: Rivaroxaban shown to be a viable alternative to warfarin for left ventricular thrombus
Post by: Ketua Dobbs on March 31, 2025, 07:45:28 AM

Rivaroxaban shown to be a viable alternative to warfarin for left ventricular thrombus

At three months of follow-up, patients hospitalized for a serious heart attack who were treated with the oral blood thinner rivaroxaban for a blood clot in the left ventricle did as well as similar patients who received standard treatment with warfarin, an older blood-thinning drug.
Source: Rivaroxaban shown to be a viable alternative to warfarin for left ventricular thrombus (https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250329/Rivaroxaban-shown-to-be-a-viable-alternative-to-warfarin-for-left-ventricular-thrombus.aspx)