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Which is better warfarine or sintromfor stroke prevention in afib are those home monitor device for inr accurate?
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Sintrom not in US: I have no experience with Sintrom & doubt that anyone on HealthTap does, as it is not used in the US. Warfarin is quite common, though in atrial fibrillation, newer drugs like Rivaroxaban are being used because they don't require INR. According to published data, Warfarin has a longer effective period (36 hr vs 10 hr) than Sintrom, & therefore less fluctuation in INR. Fingerstick INR shld be accur
Answered 8/11/2016
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