'A Bridge Too Far': Analysis Points to Bleeding Risks From Anticoagulation Bridging in AF

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On this Medscape site there are some articles on starting and stopping anticoagulants. This one article and others noted at the left of this article.

medscape.com/viewarticle/83...

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Sorry, bit thick, but what does it mean when it says Bridging Anticoagulation or Bridging Therapy ?

Cheers

Koll

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That's interesting. Baiscally it means stopping anticoagulation and using an alternative antocoagulant such as heparin gives poor results. Surely far better to just continue the standard anti-coagulant such as warfarin and let the surgeon worry about the bleeding risk (which is usually exaggerated anyway).

Mark

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I understand now, thanks Mark. Like Jo, I just carried straight through with Warfarin for my last ablation, in fact they increased my dose prior to the procedure.