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DiscussionCardiologist suggests I can stop taking Eliquis. Any thoughts?
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Hi and thanks for your suggestions. As it turns out my husband's CHA2DS2-VASc is 2 (I think from memory) due to age alone. He is 82. He has no other heart-related, weight, apnea or BP issues. So the conservative thing for him is to take Eliquis. He has no side effects from it and we can afford it, so its really a moot issue in my opinion. He is aware of the blood thinning risk, but it is relatively small compared to a stroke, in my opinion. He has had conversations with his cardiologist, and doc feels safest route is to take the med. I agree. He needs no other heart med.