Aspirin Often Wrongly Prescribed for Atrial Fibrillation - U.S. News & World Report

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Aspirin Often Wrongly Prescribed for Atrial Fibrillation U.S. News & World Report MONDAY, June 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- More than one-third of U.S. patients with the abnormal heartbeat atrial fibrillation who need a blood thinner to prevent strokes aren't getting one, researchers say. About 40 percent of "a-fib" patients deemed ... Many patients at risk for stroke get wrong medicineBusiness Insider Aspirin versus blood thinners in atrial fibrillation patients with stroke riskEurekAlert (press release) Many At-Risk Stroke Patients Prescribed Aspirin Only Instead of Blood ThinnersUCSF News Services Tech Times -Pulse Headlines -MD Magazine all 7 news articles »

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