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New to Afib, blood thinners and beta blocker
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Aug 13, 2023 | Replies (66)Comment receiving replies
The CHADS is no longer weighted against women. I was a three but declined blood thinners for 4 years and then the CHADS changed and I became a 2. I only have afib once a year but end up in the ER with very fast pulse. My doc finally agreed with me on declining. You have that right.
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My cousin does the same thing. If you have it all the time, that is another story.
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I just did it. If you are 75 and a woman, it is automatic and prescribed for every woman, with or without AFib. The whole setup is based on age. And it lumps the healthy with the unhealthy. According to this, a fit person who can run a marathon and has been on an anti-inflammatory diet for 30 years must take blood thinners with or without AFib just because she is a woman who is 75. How is that even rational?