New assessment quantifies risks and benefits of warfarin treatment for atrial fibrillation
Monday, August 31, 2009 - 20:49
in Health & Medicine
Warfarin therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation -- the most common type of significant heart rhythm disorder -- appears to be most beneficial for the oldest patients, those who have had a prior stroke and for patients with multiple risk factors for stroke, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers.