Major bleeding risk assessment in atrial fibrillation patients taking vitamin K antagonists
Background. The use of risk scores for the assessment of major bleeding and stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) helps evaluate the risks and benefits of oral anticoagulation therapy. The aim of this study was to describe the percentage of patients receiving anticoagulants for non-valvu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
2015-07-01
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Series: | Clinical and Biomedical Research |
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Online Access: | http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/54273 |