I take Xarelto and may need my tooth extracted. My dentist said to ask my cardiologist if I need to temporarily stop taking Xarelto  but when I went to my cardiologist he said to ask the dentist. What should I do since both doctors are pointing to each other.
Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor .... As per your complaint Carlo is an oral anticoagulant and is given to keep the blood thin in heart patients. A complication that can arise if extraction is done in a patient taking anticoagulant is excessive bleeding or Hemorrhage post extraction. So to be on a safer side the anticoagulant is stopped for about a week before the extraction is carried out to prevent complications.Therefore, if your dentist needs to extract your tooth you will have to stop taking it under consent and supervision of your Cardiologist, and he cannot simply ask you to see your dentist. In case if you have any doubt then you need to consult another Cardiologist and get evaluated. Hope this helps. Regards.