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The incidence of bleeding complications associated with warfarin treatment in general practice in the United Kingdom.

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: The aim of this study was to estimate and explore the incidence of warfarin-related bleeding in a representative sample of patients in the United Kingdom. We identified 3958 patients aged 40 to 84 years, newly treated with warfarin and with no prior history of bleeding from the General Practice Research Database, and followed them for 12 months. The overall incidence of first-time, idiopathic bleeding was 15.2 per 100 patient-years of current warfarin exposure: the incidence of fatal/hospitalised and referred bleeding was 3.5 and 2.6 per 100 patient-years, respectively.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Authors: Jennifer Hollowell, Ana Ruigómez, Saga Johansson, Mari-Ann Wallander, Luis Alberto García-Rodríguez

Institution: AstraZeneca (Sweden)

Language: English

Topic: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2040605463

FWCI: 2.168

Cites: 7

Cited by: 46

Related to: 10