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Suggest Diet For Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

My father is an Ischemic heart patient, 61years old. He is presently taking warf (5;2.5;2.5) & his INR Level is 1.5 right now.From July 28th,2011to Sep 16,2011 he has been diagonised for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation , Ischemic cerebrovascular accident, pneumonia & hypertension. He is bit stable now.He is taking Warf & Ecosprin 150mg. Please suggest a diet chart. Also suggest how to control or maintain INR between 2.0-3.0
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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He has to be very careful about diet as the diet will alter the absorption of warfarin the dose u are taking is not helping so increase the 2 to 3mg and repeat inr every week follow warfarin diet
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Suggest Diet For Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

He has to be very careful about diet as the diet will alter the absorption of warfarin the dose u are taking is not helping so increase the 2 to 3mg and repeat inr every week follow warfarin diet