
Bleeding fears, skipped doses, and cost leave many patients with atrial fibrillation unprotected from stroke. A cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist explains.

Geoffrey Barnes, MD, is the director of the Vascular Medicine Fellowship at the University of Michigan’s Frankel Cardiovascular Center.

Bleeding fears, skipped doses, and cost leave many patients with atrial fibrillation unprotected from stroke. A cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist explains.

Geoffrey Barnes, MD, on why a careful exam is the first line of detection and which 2 risk factors primary care clinicians can actually change.