Does warfarin make your heart beat faster?

[sexiebum]

I know warfarin thins your blood to reduce blood clots, but does it make a weak heart pump faster? As my mother was given warfarin last week yesterday as she has a slow/weak heart low blood pressure anyway yesterday she died from an enlarged heart. Now i am pretty sure the warfarin made her weak heart pump harder which created an enlarged heart (overworked) if i am right then this would be negligent on the consultants behalf? Please correct if i am wrong
if warfarin did not create an enalrged heart why wasnt she prescribed beta blockers or pacemaker, as she had vht i think one of her chambers wasnt working properly plus she had TTP (bloody disorder)

[Rhianna]

No it does not. Her enlarged heart was not induced by warfarin

[DEBORAH S]

i don't think so. sorry to hear about your situation though. you will be in my thoughts at this sad time

[Replace]

Warfarin was prescribed not to make her heart beat faster (which it doesn't do), but to lower the possibility of clots which is increased when the heart beats slowly.
The enlarged heart, although predisposing to death, was NOT the cause of death. I suspect heart failure was. Heart enlargement does not occur overnight, but rather over months/years.
Rather than trying to "blame" anyone for her death, you would probably do better health wise for yourself if you found a bereavement support group.
I hurt with you. I lost both parents, both parents-in-law, my only sibling and my husband within 6 years. I survived with the help of bereavement support and counseling.

Take care; be well.

[bob b]

not sure, but a minor electric shock does