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A 32-year-old woman presents with episodic palpitations and shortness of breath. ECG in the emergency department shows atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate of 130 beats per minute. She is haemodynamically stable. Echocardiogram later is normal. Her CHA2DS2-VASc score is 1 (sex alone). What is the most appropriate long-term stroke prevention strategy?

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