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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
If afib is infrequent, the hospital can do an echo to check for clots. I had that done when one episode lasted 7 hours.
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I don’t have any clots and have a clotting time on the high end of the range. I have had an echo and other tests that were normal. If you have a 5% risk of a stroke, then you have @ 95% chance of not having one. If you go through a risk calculator, you will see that it jumps up with age, regardless. My risk without AFib is 4.4%. That is a small difference. Again,this is all predicated on age with the assumption that at a certain age you just disintegrate.