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Dr Sanjay Gupta...Am I more likely to have a stroke during an AF Attack ??

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gemsmum

Thanks Steve 112 the video was very interesting, please keep posting them, kind regards Heather

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doodle68

Hi Steve :-) thanks for the alert to Sanjay's latest video always worth a watch.

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Slattery

Thank you for putting this important information on this site. This video gives us some hope and also tells us that there is much more to learn about Afib

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Raoudha

Merci Steve to keep us updated

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heartbeat4

Thank you Steve very interesting.

Thanks Steve, always good to watch, hear and learn from Dr Gupta's videos.....

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nikonBlue

Hi there,

Thank you for this as it's most definitely put my mind at rest. Only yesterday whilst in an episode of AF this very question entered my head while I was trying to use breathing exercises to get through it all. Thank you, your videos help to take away some of the fears.

Blue 👀

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Redders

I’m very worried as I have to stop taking my dabigatran for 2 days because I have to have a colonoscopy. I’m in permanent AF so wondering if I’m going to have a stroke

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GrannyE in reply toRedders

For what it is worth I too had to have a colonoscopy while in permanent AF and was on Eliquis which I had to stop and was worried about it but luckily I got through it OK.

I believe the blood thinners more or less reduce the risk of stroke of AF sufferers to the risk which the general poplulation has. Without blood thinners I think AF patients have something like a 6% greater chance of risk than those without. I don’t think therefore you should worry too much about 2 days without. As I said I believe the above to be the case.

Anyway good luck with the colonoscopy. Not pleasant but it is a good thing to have done.

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Redders in reply toGrannyE

Thank you GrannyE. I don’t really have a choice so will go for it and hope for the best.

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GrannyE

I think Sanjay Gupta gives excellent advice. I only wish there were more like him.

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UScore

Interesting stuff.

Presumably there are some statistics about actually being in AF increasing your stroke risk, otherwise why would someone who's been in AF for more than 48 hours need to be anti-coagulated for a month before being cardioverted?

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