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Blood Thinners–how soon do they act, how long to stay on them?
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: May 13 3:15pm | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
Great discussion. Thanks for taking time to give your thoughts and share what you have learned. Today I learned from that a cardiologist in Dayton, Oh tells his patients with Afib that the threat of a stroke from a blood clot is AFTER an Afib attack, not during it. Interesting and makes sense. Blood clot forms due to stagnant blood in upper chamber not moving thru [my new cow 29mm dia (biggest they make) valve]. Then, when Afib is over, ALL that blood in the top chamber is pushed thru and out to body - including any clots... So, a question: do blood thinners DESOLVE/MELT/DESTROY already made clots? NO but they do prevent them from getting larger. Or if a clot take more than 2-4 hours to develop as the blood thinner is efective by then. Why would I not want to take it 24/7, better safe than sorry? The side effects are more than I prefer to live with. Keep sharing what youu learn!
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I, too, appreciate this discussion. I have been in Afib (this time) for 2 months. My doctor put me on a low dose antiarrhythmic when it began, and I have been on Xarelto daily for several years. However, I recently had surgery and had to be off the Xarelto for about a week. My doctor had me discontinue the antiarrhythmic since the week before the surgery. He wants to schedule a TEECV and only resume the antiarrhythmic (at a higher dose) AFTER my heart is back in rhythm. I have now been off the antiarrhythmic for nearly a month. I don't understand why I should not resume the antiarrhythmic, if the goal is to stop my Afib. Although I have called, they won't give me answers over the phone and can't schedule an appointment for a month. This is very frustrating. Obviously, I do not want a stroke - but since I am back on Xarelto, is a stroke a major concern if I resume the antiarrhythmic? Thanks!