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Should Anticoagulants Be Discontinued Before a Bronchoscopy?
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Title Should Anticoagulants Be Discontinued Before a Bronchoscopy?
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/574802?src=rss
Description In patients on chronic anticoagulation because of atrial fibrillation, should the anticoagulant therapy be discontinued before undergoing a bronchoscopic procedure with biopsy?
Medscape Pharmacists
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Jun 10, 2008
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