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Doctors should use newer medications rather than aspirin to treat a common heart problem, say new guidelines for the NHS in England and Wales.
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says warfarin or a similar blood-thinning drug is better for patients with an irregular heartbeat, called atrial fibrillation.
Experts say most doctors are already doing this.
The advice will affect hundreds of thousands of patients.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27760736
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says warfarin or a similar blood-thinning drug is better for patients with an irregular heartbeat, called atrial fibrillation.
Experts say most doctors are already doing this.
The advice will affect hundreds of thousands of patients.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27760736