Major Bleeding Rates in Atrial Fibrillation Patients on Single, Dual, or Triple Antithrombotic Therapy
Author(s) -
Nienke van Rein,
Uffe HeideJørgensen,
Willem M. Lijfering,
Olaf M. Dekkers,
Henrik Toft Sørensen,
Suzanne C. Cannegieter
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.118.036248
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin k antagonist , atrial fibrillation , interquartile range , hazard ratio , antithrombotic , warfarin , cohort , confidence interval
Patients with atrial fibrillation generally require anticoagulant therapy and, at times, therapy with additional platelet aggregation inhibitors. Data are scarce on bleeding rates in high-risk groups receiving combination therapy, such as the elderly or patients with a high CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score.
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