Re: coumadin and cerebral hemorrhage

[Guest guest]

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I think you just stumbled on to the key 'doctor's dilemma'; that is

of balancing one risk against another. Would you rather have a

stroke or a hemorrhage??? If you have a family history of hemorrhage

then perhaps don't take either warfarin or aspirin and hope you don't

have a stroke. But, unless you do, my best guess based on overall

odds is that your are more likely to want to be protected against

stroke than the chance of getting a hemorrhage. Look on the bright

side. If you are lucky perhaps you'll be struck by a bus crossing

the street, a much more likely event. ;-)

PS. I hope you take my answer in the humorous spirit I intended, and

not want to punch out my lights.

S.

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> The cardiologist said coumadin is much more protective then aspirin

would

> be and greatly reduces the chances of a stroke.

>

> However, a doctor friend told me he thought Coumadin could increase

the

> chances of a cerebral hemorrhage, even while it is reducing the

chances of a

> stroke. Have any of you heard this?

>

> thanks,

[Guest guest]

At 11:30 AM 6/20/2004, you wrote:

>I have had Afib just a couple of times but because I am a 59 y.o. man with a

>history of (treated) high blood pressure, some arterial plaque (revealed in a

>Heartscan) and very mild aortic stenosis, I've been told to go on Coumadin

>(6mg) . This was after my most recent Afib episode about 6 weeks ago which

>resulted in electric shock cardioversion to get back to normal rhythm.

>

>The cardiologist said coumadin is much more protective then aspirin would

>be and greatly reduces the chances of a stroke.

>

>However, a doctor friend told me he thought Coumadin could increase the

>chances of a cerebral hemorrhage, even while it is reducing the chances of a

>stroke. Have any of you heard this?

There is a light at the end of the tunnel, of sorts. A new drug called

Exanta, hopefully will be approved next year. It is under study by FDA at

this time. It is a replacement for Warfarin/Coumadin and much easier to

handle.

in Portland OR

[Guest guest]

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> > The cardiologist said coumadin is much more protective then

aspirin

> would

> > be and greatly reduces the chances of a stroke.

> >

> > However, a doctor friend told me he thought Coumadin could

increase

> the

> > chances of a cerebral hemorrhage, even while it is reducing the

> chances of a

> > stroke. Have any of you heard this?

Hello: Hemorrhage can also occur when donating blood (therapeutic

phlebotomy) to reduce its viscosity and lower the hemoglobin/

hematocrit.....but the way to reduce the chances of a hemorrhage is

to eat veggies with Vitamin K daily. Even though Vitamin K is a fat

soluble vitamin it cannot be stored and must be consumed daily.

Vitamin K helps the blood to clot...a balance can be established

between clotting and hemorrhage and Coumadin/vitamin K....

Thus avoiding Vit K in our diet because we want to be on a lower

dose of Coumadin can be very dangerous since it also affects the

absorption of calcium and may cause osteoporosis sooner.

It is a well known fact that long term use of Coumadin can cause

osteoporosis...to what degree I haven't found out. Isabelle

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[Guest guest]

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> > The cardiologist said coumadin is much more protective then

aspirin

> would

> > be and greatly reduces the chances of a stroke.

> >

> > However, a doctor friend told me he thought Coumadin could

increase

> the

> > chances of a cerebral hemorrhage, even while it is reducing the

> chances of a

> > stroke. Have any of you heard this?

Hello: Hemorrhage can also occur when donating blood (therapeutic

phlebotomy) to reduce its viscosity and lower the hemoglobin/

hematocrit.....but the way to reduce the chances of a hemorrhage is

to eat veggies with Vitamin K daily. Even though Vitamin K is a fat

soluble vitamin it cannot be stored and must be consumed daily.

Vitamin K helps the blood to clot...a balance can be established

between clotting and hemorrhage and Coumadin/vitamin K....

Thus avoiding Vit K in our diet because we want to be on a lower

dose of Coumadin can be very dangerous since it also affects the

absorption of calcium and may cause osteoporosis sooner.

It is a well known fact that long term use of Coumadin can cause

osteoporosis...to what degree I haven't found out. Isabelle

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