The increasing need for anticoagulant therapy to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.

房颤病人越来越需要抗凝治疗来预防脑卒中。

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But researchers at Harvard University have found another good reason to take a hike: to prevent stroke.

但是，哈佛大学的研究人员发现，徒步远行还有另一堪称好处的理由：防止中风的发生。

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For example, warfarin (an anticoagulant or blood thinner) is a medication that requires very close monitoring to prevent stroke or death.

华法令（一种抗凝或稀释血液的药物）是一种需要严密监测，以避免中风或者死亡的药物。

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Low amounts may help prevent health threats from stroke to heart attack.

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While that NIH trial was occurring, another shift was taking place: drugs to prevent stroke improved and stroke rates fell.

WSJ: Are Stroke Drugs Better Than Stents?

The device makers' effort is running into a heated debate among physicians over whether drug therapies to prevent stroke have surpassed stents or carotid artery surgery as the best treatment for many patients with artery blockage in the neck.

WSJ: Are Stroke Drugs Better Than Stents?

Clinicians should be aware of the elevated stroke risk in older women with AF, and new strategies should be applied to effectively prevent stroke equally in men and women.

FORBES: In AF, Women Have A Bigger Risk Of Stroke Than Men