Anemia predicts thromboembolic events, bleeding complications and mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation: Insights from the RE-LY trial

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 699-707

  Westenbrink, B D ^a   Alings, M ^b   Connolly, S J ^c   Eikelboom, J ^c   Ezekowitz, M D ^d   Oldgren, J ^e   Yang, S ^c   Pongue, J ^c   Yusuf, S ^c   Wallentin, L ^e   van Gilst, W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d LANKENAU INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anemia; Anticoagulants; Bleeding; Mortality; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

DABIGATRAN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANEMIA; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; ANEMIA; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84928751546     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12874     Document Type: Article

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