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Is There Any Clinical Situation Where Antithrombotic Prophylaxis with Warfarin Seems Not to Be Warranted?

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Is There Any Clinical Situation Where Antithrombotic Prophylaxis with Warfarin Seems Not to Be Warranted?

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A low risk of stroke (annual risk 180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg; (4) alcohol excess; (5) liver disease. Recommended Reading Albers GW: Atrial fibrillation and stroke. Arch Intern Med 1994; 154:14431448. Lip GYH, Lowe GDO: Antithrombotic treatment for atrial fibrillation. BMJ 1996:312:4549. Prytowsky E. Benson W. Fuster V. et al: Management of patients with atrial fibrillation. Circulation 1996:93:12621277.