Atrial Fibrillation, Coumadin®, & the CHADS2 Score--StopAfib.org interviews Dr. Manish Shah

Atrial Fibrillation, Coumadin®, & the CHADS2 Score--StopAfib.org interviews Dr. Manish Shah Tube. Duration : 4.58 Mins.

If you have atrial fibrillation, how do you know your risk of stroke and whether or not you should be taking Coumadin® or warfarin? Dr. Manish Shah talks about the CHADS2 scoring system that addresses this afib controversy and how your doctor will assess your CHADS2 score. Dr. Shah is an electrophysiologist, Associate Director of Cardiac Arrhythmia Research at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine. StopAfib.org, at www.StopAfib.org, is for atrial fibrillation patients by afib patients. A full video transcript can be found at stopafib.org

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Atrial Fibrillation & Coumadin® Replacements--StopAfib.org interviews Dr. Manish Shah

Atrial Fibrillation & Coumadin® Replacements--StopAfib.org interviews Dr. Manish Shah Video Clips. Duration : 7.47 Mins.

Dr. Manish Shah talks about Dabigatran and Rivaroxaban, new drugs in clinicals trials to replace the blood thinner Coumadin® (warfarin), an anticoagulant frequently used to avoid strokes by those with atrial fibrillation. He talks about the two categories of these new drugs, thrombin inhibitors and Factor Xa (10a) inhibitors. Dr. Shah is Associate Director of Cardiac Arrhythmia Research at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine. StopAfib.org, at www.StopAfib.org, is for atrial fibrillation patients by afib patients. A full video transcript can be found at stopafib.org

Tags: dabigatran, coumadin, atrial fibrillation, rivaroxaban, warfarin, Dr. Manish Shah, clotting cascade, thrombin inhibitor, Factor Xa inhibitor, blood thinner drugs