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==Adverse effects== | ==Adverse effects== | ||
Patients aged 80 years or more may be especially susceptible to bleeding complications with a rate of 13 bleeds per 100 person-years.<ref name="pmid17515465">{{cite journal |author=Hylek EM, Evans-Molina C, Shea C, Henault LE, Regan S |title=Major hemorrhage and tolerability of warfarin in the first year of therapy among elderly patients with atrial fibrillation |journal=Circulation |volume=115 |issue=21 |pages=2689-96 |year=2007 |pmid=17515465 |doi=10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.653048}}PMID 17515465</ref> | Patients aged 80 years or more may be especially susceptible to bleeding complications with a rate of 13 bleeds per 100 person-years.<ref name="pmid17515465">{{cite journal |author=Hylek EM, Evans-Molina C, Shea C, Henault LE, Regan S |title=Major hemorrhage and tolerability of warfarin in the first year of therapy among elderly patients with atrial fibrillation |journal=Circulation |volume=115 |issue=21 |pages=2689-96 |year=2007 |pmid=17515465 |doi=10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.653048}}PMID 17515465</ref> | ||
Patients with cancer are more likely to have bleeding complications, especially if they have metastatic cancer.<ref name="pmid12393647">{{cite journal |author=Prandoni P, Lensing AW, Piccioli A, ''et al'' |title=Recurrent venous thromboembolism and bleeding complications during anticoagulant treatment in patients with cancer and venous thrombosis |journal=Blood |volume=100 |issue=10 |pages=3484–8 |year=2002 |pmid=12393647 |doi=10.1182/blood-2002-01-0108}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:26, 2 January 2008
Adverse effects
Patients aged 80 years or more may be especially susceptible to bleeding complications with a rate of 13 bleeds per 100 person-years.[1]
Patients with cancer are more likely to have bleeding complications, especially if they have metastatic cancer.[2]
References
- ↑ Hylek EM, Evans-Molina C, Shea C, Henault LE, Regan S (2007). "Major hemorrhage and tolerability of warfarin in the first year of therapy among elderly patients with atrial fibrillation". Circulation 115 (21): 2689-96. DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.653048. PMID 17515465. Research Blogging. PMID 17515465
- ↑ Prandoni P, Lensing AW, Piccioli A, et al (2002). "Recurrent venous thromboembolism and bleeding complications during anticoagulant treatment in patients with cancer and venous thrombosis". Blood 100 (10): 3484–8. DOI:10.1182/blood-2002-01-0108. PMID 12393647. Research Blogging.
See also
External links
The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: Evidence-Based Guidelines