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Has REDUCE-IT Resurrected Fish OIl Supplements (And Saved Amarin)?

15 Nov 2018
The answers are no and yes. There is still no reason to take over the counter fish oil supplements. In fact, a study published Saturday found that fish oil supplementation (1…
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Blood Thinners (Oral Anticoagulants) For Atrial Fibrillation: Who Should Take Them and Which One To Take

29 Nov 2017
The most serious  adverse consequence of having atrial fibrillation is stroke. Since we have safe and effective ways of preventing afib-related stroke with oral anticoagulant drugs (blood thinners), a major…
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Is September Really National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month (And Why Does It Matter?)

28 Sep 2017
The skeptical cardiologist received an email from a woman telling him that September is atrial fibrillation awareness month and offering me the free use of an infographic given that I…
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Atrial Fibrillation: How Many Times Can You Shock The Heart?

9 Apr 2016
The most effective method for getting a heart that is in atrial fibrillation back to normal rhythm is a called an electrical cardioversion. I've tried to come up with a good…
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Stroke Risk Estimation in Atrial Fibrillation: Please Give Me Lip!

26 Apr 2015
The best way we have of estimating a patient's risk of stroke if they have atrial fibrillation (AF) is by the CHA2DS2-VASc scale. This scale take the factors we know…
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Atrial Fibrillation: Initial Treatment Options

4 Apr 20156 Apr 2015
When I talk to my patient with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF), after  describing the disease and its consequences, there are two major discussions I go through. The first involves the…
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Why Does The TV Tell Me Xarelto is a BAD DRUG?

4 Dec 2014
One of my patients called the office today concerned about a medication she was taking because she was "seeing about 4-5 commercials a day about how bad Xarelto is". She…
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Take Your Pulse and Prevent A Stroke

11 Sep 2014
Hopefully by now everyone has gotten the message that atrial fibrillation is associated with stroke (and, most importantly, that we have ways to prevent those associated strokes). Atrial fibrillation occurs…
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