Heart Palpitation: 8 Reasons for Your Abnormal Heartbeat. Heart palpitations occur when the heart beat increasesâit may noting a flutter, skipped beat, or heart rate thatâs abnormally hard and fast in your chest, throat, or neck. Heart palpitations can be frightening if youâve never experienced them before.
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OCTOBER 08, 2013. Apixaban (Eliquis) was recently approved as an oral anticoagulant (a direct inhibitor of factor Xa) to reduce the risk of embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation.1 As a potential alternative to warfarin, apixaban joins rivaroxaban (Xarelto; also a factor Xa inhibitor) and dabigatran (Pradaxa; a factor IIa inhibitor).