Taking Anticoagulants For Atrial Fibrillation: What Are Anticoagulants
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What are anticoagulants?
Anticoagulants, such as warfarin (Coumadin, for example), are medications that help prevent blood clots. Anticoagulants are often called blood thinners, but they do not actually thin the blood. Instead, they work by increasing the time it takes a blood clot to form.
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| Last updated: | January 18, 2007 |
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| Author: | Robin Parks, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Laurence Epstein, MD - Cardiac Electrophysiologist |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman |
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