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Originally Posted by phatdaddy
my dad had the ablation for a-fib and it worked for about 2 months. he ended up on coumidin(sp?). once we got the levels right, it was no biggie.
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Coumadin (Warfarin) is a blood thinner. It's used to prevent blood clots from forming or growing larger in the blood and blood vessels. It's usually prescribed for people with certain types of irregular heartbeat, people with replacement or mechanical heart valves, and people who have had a heart attack. It was an option for me also, but they didn't want to use it
on me because I have severe gastritus (acid reflux) and they were afraid of it causing stomach bleeding. So they went with the shock instead. Actually, there is a hidden benefit to all of this.. I can jump start an outboard now just by licking it. 
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