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Is there a way to counteract the effect of blood-thinning medications such as Plavix and Xarelto?
In an emergency, is there a way doctors can counteract the effect of blood-thinning medications such as Plavix and Xarelto?
submitted by Susan from New York on 5/19/2014
Answer:
by Texas Heart Institute cardiologist, George Younis, MD
Right now there is no clear way to reverse those two agents.
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