Patients at high risk of stroke may need to continue warfarin after heart rhythm is controlled
Mon, 23 May 2005 06:00 PM EST
... Treatment with warfarin, a medication that prevents blood clotting, may reduce the risk of stroke by more than two-thirds in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), a condition which places them at high risk of stroke, according to a study in the May 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals... click link for more info. ...
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