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Do you anticoagulate all patients with AF even if the stroke risk is low?

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Currently we do anticoagulate patients with AF and ischaemic stroke.  In our practice we start Warfarin two weeks follwing the clinical diagnosis of CVA and we stop the Aspirin if the INR is 2 o

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Do you anticoagulate all patients with AF even if the stroke risk is low?

posted at 17/2/2012 8:01 AM GMT on bmj.com

Amer Jafar

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Currently we do anticoagulate patients with AF and ischaemic stroke. In our practice we start Warfarin two weeks follwing the clinical diagnosis of CVA and we stop the Aspirin if the INR is 2 or above.

This article from The Lancet today is about the recent developments in AF management. My interest is in stroke risk stratification and the use of anticoagulation.

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)61514-6/abstract

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Re: Do you anticoagulate all patients with AF even if the stroke risk is low?

posted at 17/2/2012 2:18 PM GMT on bmj.com

sadian

Posts: 878
First: 17/6/2011
Last: 24/5/2013

I think it depends on what you mean by low . My practice now is pretty much to anticoagulate everyone unless there is absolutely no other stroke risk factor - it is often the youngest patients who are least at risk but I think they also have the most at risk.
sadian

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Re: Do you anticoagulate all patients with AF even if the stroke risk is low?

posted at 17/2/2012 6:42 PM GMT on bmj.com

Joey Rio

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First: 13/4/2011
Last: 15/5/2013

Hello Fellows:

I am rather pragmatic on this. I go for the CHADS Score to guide-me.

All Best,

Joey

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Re: Do you anticoagulate all patients with AF even if the stroke risk is low?

posted at 18/7/2012 11:28 AM BST on bmj.com

neuromedicine

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in my practise,low risk patient and patient not tolerate warfarin, very eldery , i continue aspirin for lifelong.

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Re: Do you anticoagulate all patients with AF even if the stroke risk is low?

posted at 18/7/2012 11:46 AM BST on bmj.com

yoram chaiter

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First: 7/3/2009
Last: 25/5/2013

Aspirin is a possibility, and so is Clopidogrel.

Warfarin is not easy to manage especially with elderly patients and you should bear in mind the risk of hemmorrhagic complications.

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