Hi @californiazebra. Going right to your questions, I was on a "blood thinner" when I suffered my small stroke. At the hospital, I asked for a Vitamin K antidote, which they did not have on hand. I resolved to not rely on that hospital again. Fortunately, we checked the anticoagulant impact (the INR) every day for a week, and it remained within tolerable limits.

My a-fib episodes have never been frequent or severe. They have been almost asymptomatic and, surprisingly, manifested by missed heart beats rather than more and stronger ones. As such, they didn't "last," and my heart rate remained in my life-long range of 50-55. Martin.