FIRST 24 HOURS

On October 26th, 2015, my wife and I sat down to watch our favorite show, “Blindspot,” at 10:00 pm.  It had been a pretty regular day, I had just got up from doing a little work on my laptop, I am a Physical Therapist by trade.  In the next 30 minutes my life would change drastically.  Over the years, I have been exposed to the worst medical trauma that life can send your way and one of my worst fears was happening, as a blood clot had dislodged from my heart, rapidly running up to my brain.  It happened so fast that the last thing I remembered, (several months later) was the loss of vision in my right eye.  I had just had a Cerebrovascular incident, better known as a stroke. I was just 49 years old at the time.
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How Effective Are New Drugs in Stroke Prevention

How Effective Are New Drugs in Stroke Prevention?

For decades, warfarin was the only oral blood thinner available to reduce the risk of stroke for patients with atrial fibrillation.

Warfarin use requires ongoing blood tests to monitor its effect and has numerous drug and food interactions. Now a number of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) drugs are available for patients with atrial fibrillation. Continue reading “How Effective Are New Drugs in Stroke Prevention”