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.
'A Bridge Too Far': Analysis Points t... - Atrial Fibrillati...
'A Bridge Too Far': Analysis Points to Bleeding Risks From Anticoagulation Bridging in AF
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Sorry, bit thick, but what does it mean when it says Bridging Anticoagulation or Bridging Therapy ?
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Koll
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
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.
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