title: Ask the doctor.  I am a 79-year-old man with atrial fibrillation that is well controlled by Pacerone.  I also take warfarin and aspirin to prevent stroke.  I plan to have a tooth pulled next month and wonder if is is safe to go off the blood thinners.  How are these medications handled when more serious surgery is needed?
authors.forename: Samuel Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Goldhaber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054539:Medication Therapy Management; D006472:Oral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D014859:Warfarin; D001241:Aspirin