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Is cipro (ciprofloxacin) safe to use with patients with afib?
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Safety: By itself Cipro (ciprofloxacin) should not affect your heart condition. Cipro (ciprofloxacin) may interfere with some of the other drugs used to treat A fib, specifically blood thinners and drugs used to control the cardiac rhythm.
Answered 5/14/2016
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Maybe: as long as you're not on any other meds that interact with cipro (ciprofloxacin)
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