Burden of major gastrointestinal bleeding among oral anticoagulant-treated non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients
Background: Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is the most common type of major bleeding associated with oral anticoagulant (OAC) treatment. Patients with major bleeding are at an increased risk of a stroke if an OAC is not reinitiated. Methods: Non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients initiatin...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-03-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1756284821997352 |