can anybody tell me why asprin dont work for AF when they are known to thin the blood so to speak or whatever it is they dofor other conditions
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Hi atrial fib
Two reasons, firstly "blood thinners" is a misnomer, none of them thin the blood they simply anti-coagulate the blood
Aspirin is not an anti-coagulant, it's an anti-platelet drug, which has its uses in the control of especially free calcium in the heart, and for peopl,e without AF and the need for a proper anti-coagulant can be part of your drug therapy.
But if you have AF then you have a 5 times greater risk of stroke, and NICE have been very firm that aspirin should not be used to treat AF, and that a proper anti-coagulant must be prescribed.
Anti-coagulants and aspririn do not do the same thing, and neither do they have the same effect.
Be well
Ian
They just had to break off a large study on the NOACs, so maybe Aspirin will be ranked higher again soon even for AFIB.