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Does anyone with AFIB NOT take blood thinners?

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Jan 23 9:08am | Replies (149)
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@ruby2020

John- - My young adult son had the Watchman procedure yesterday. Just curious- if you don't mind- what was the protocol for you to get off the blood thinners after the procedure? I'm just trying to learn as much as I can about it in general. We have the protocol - but just wondered different Drs. and protocols?

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John | @johnnoregon | Jan 16 11:49am

Hi Ruby, I wasn't on thinners at all with Watchman procedure. 2 years earlier, I had a stroke caused by a thinner, and was banned from taking them. That was the whole reason for the Watchman.

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jwooders3 | @jwooders3 | Jan 19 10:29am

I had a watchman installed on 1/25/2023. I received a TEE echo and clearance the beginning of April to stop warfarin and have not taken it since. I also have a CRT pacemaker (Cardio Recyncronization Therapy). The Phoenix heart hospital ordered a followup in Jan 2024.
I moved to Virginia in October and the cardiologists here no longer require the yearly follow!

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