
如已被確診患上房顫,病人可能需要接受治療來減低中風的風險,並同時服用藥物及/或 接受醫療程序,以治療房顫或其潛在病因。在此情況下,醫生可能會處方一種名為「口服 抗凝血藥」的藥物(又常稱為「薄血藥」)。 4

正在服用抗凝血藥的病人可能會較容易出血。血栓可引致中風,而抗凝血藥能減慢血栓的形成,也能使新的血栓難以形成。因此服用抗凝血藥可能有助減低中風風險。 4 然而,病人亦可能會較容易出血(特別是跌倒或受傷的時候)。一旦出血,止血時間亦可能會較長。 4,5
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