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

[Ketua Dobbs]

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