Atrial Fibrillation is the most common sustained heart rhythm disorder and is associated with a risk of stroke. In this video Dr Husain Shabeeh discusses the impact of blood thinners in reducing the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.
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So, in medicine we talk about risk. We talk about reducing risk. Now, blood thinner reduces risk of having a stroke. The blood, the scores used to assess stroke risk give a rough indication of what your risk per year would be of having a stroke. And we know blood thinners generally reduce that risk by around two thirds, which is a significant reduction. However, that doesn't make it zero. There still remains a small risk of stroke despite being on blood thinners.
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