Heart patients can stop blood thinners when undergoing elective surgery

Monday, June 22, 2015 - 09:20 in Health & Medicine

Patients with atrial fibrillation who stopped taking blood thinners before they had elective surgery had no higher risk of developing blood clots and less risk of major bleeding compared to patients who were given a “bridge” therapy, according to research.

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