Aspirin Often Wrongly Prescribed for Atrial Fibrillation

More than one-third of U.S. patients with the abnormal heartbeat atrial fibrillation who need a blood thinner to prevent strokes aren’t getting one, researchers say. About 40 percent of “a-fib” patients deemed at moderate to severe risk of stroke because of age or other conditions are prescribed aspirin alone rather than recommended blood thinners such[…]