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A 67-year-old man with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (CHA2DS2-VASc 3) takes warfarin for stroke prevention. He is scheduled for elective colonoscopy with planned polypectomy. What is the recommended perioperative anticoagulation strategy?

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