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Cardiologist 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.
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If you look at the factors regarding the scoring of that method, practically any woman and most men over 65 with a history of hypertension and even a hint of any cardio history should be on a DOAC. go up a couple of years in age and almost everyone over 70 would be on them. Huge potential of candidates.
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I am in a similar situation as your husband regarding the continued use of Eliquis. I am 85 years old and my CHA2DS2-VASc is 2 with no other apparent issues. Other than the cost of Eliquis I have no problems taking it. While it is expensive, the downside of not taking it is more costly than the up-front cost. I was on metoprolol for a period of time prior to and then after my successful pulse field ablation. Now just the Eliquis.