New drug may provide more cost-effective stroke prevention than warfarin
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
A newly approved drug may be a cost-effective way to prevent stroke in patients with an irregular heart rhythm and may also offer patients better health outcomes than the commonly prescribed, but potentially risky, blood thinner warfarin. That's according to a new analysis from researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System.