Open AccessThrombocytopenia: A possible side effect of apixaban
Author(s) -
Sadaka Farid
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2532
Subject(s) - medicine , apixaban , side effect (computer science) , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , warfarin , atrial fibrillation , rivaroxaban , computer science , programming language
Abstract Apixaban is becoming more frequently prescribed for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation, and even rare side effects such as thrombocytopenia should be considered and monitored closely.