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"Why Warfarin Is No Longer Really helpful for AFib Therapy"

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Carey

"Why Warfarin Is No Longer Really helpful for AFib Therapy"
February 13, 2019 03:31PM

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http://infosurhoy.com/cocoon/saii/xhtml/en_GB/health/why-warfarin-is-no-longer-really-helpful-for-afib-therapy/

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Joe

Re: "Why Warfarin Is No Longer Really helpful for AFib Therapy"
February 13, 2019 04:36PM

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Interesting since the 3 cardiologists/EPs i visited never checked if i had pre-diabetes. Probably because my BMI is about 20?
Mentioned in Carey's link:

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Since risk factors for AFib also include diabetes and obesity, for the first time the guidelines have a section on weight management.

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Elizabeth

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February 13, 2019 06:16PM

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Infosurhoy is a strange site, don't know how reliable it is.

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Carey

Re: "Why Warfarin Is No Longer Really helpful for AFib Therapy"
February 13, 2019 07:21PM

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I don't see any inaccuracies in the article.

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LarryG

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February 15, 2019 07:41AM

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Anyone know if there are devices other than those mentioned in the article (CoaguChek) for home testing of INR?

Thank you.

/L

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GeorgeN

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February 15, 2019 09:56PM

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Here is the actual update recommendations: <[www.ahajournals.org]

see p 11 and after.