Taking anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation
Introduction
Key points
- When taken properly, anticoagulants can reduce your risk of stroke from atrial fibrillation.
- Certain precautions should be followed when taking anticoagulants.
- Regular blood monitoring is needed while taking anticoagulants.
- You will need to take anticoagulants as long as you have atrial fibrillation.
What are anticoagulants?
Why are anticoagulants used for atrial fibrillation?
How do I take anticoagulants safely?
Where to go from here
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| Author: | Douglas Dana Robin Parks, MS | Last Updated: April 19, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Laurence Epstein, MD - Cardiac Electrophysiologist Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology | |
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