Rivaroxaban has less risk of brain bleeding in patients at high risk for stroke

Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 10:01 in Health & Medicine

For patients with a type of irregular heart beat called atrial fibrillation (AF), a new anti-clotting drug might be better at preventing clot-related strokes while minimizing the risk of causing a bleeding stroke. The research was presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012.

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