whether warfarin is beneficial for MODERATE-risk patients with atrial fibrillation

January 2010

Some experts now question whether warfarin is beneficial for MODERATE-risk patients with atrial fibrillation.

High-risk patients usually get warfarin...low-risk patients usually get just aspirin.

The question is what to do with moderate-risk patients...those with A fib plus ONE additional stroke risk such as hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, or age over 75.

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