I have been a member of the AF forum since 2014 and stumbled across your forum by accident this evening. I have a question and would be interested in your opinions. Generally, AF patients tend to accept the need to take Anticoagulants, especially if their CHADs score is 2 or more however, we do get some interesting debates if scores are less than 2 when comparisons are made between the risk of bleeding and the risk of stroke. So my question is, can taking a DOAC actually create or be the sole cause for a bleed or is it just responsible for exacerbating a bleed which has been created by some other change occurring within a body.
Would be very interested in hearing you thoughts……Thanks.
Mr Flap Jack , better you ask your lead Haematologist in Clinic ( in advance by email with time to reply ) the 15 min allotted appointment time might not suffice . 😂
* This is probably a joke , Mr Flap ( or Jack) knows full well this forum is for patients not Doctors . ( or Haematological Scientists . )
An interesting question. I don't have any scientific basis, only 10 years experience with Warfarin, 2 years with Edoxaban, after diagnosis with AF. I can state however that I have not experienced any significant bleeding other than with accidental cuts and grazes, which just take about 2 to 3 times longer to stop. Main difference is light bruising on warfarin, which I did not have previously.
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