Journal article
Intracranial Hemorrhage in Atrial Fibrillation Patients During Anticoagulation With Warfarin or Dabigatran
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Intracranial hemorrhage is the most devastating complication of anticoagulation. Outcomes associated with different sites of intracranial bleeding occurring with warfarin versus dabigatran have not been defined.
METHODS: Analysis of 18 113 participants with atrial fibrillation in the Randomized Evaluation of Long-term anticoagulant therapY (RE-LY) trial assigned to adjusted-dose warfarin (target international normalized …
Authors
Hart RG; Diener H-C; Yang S; Connolly SJ; Wallentin L; Reilly PA; Ezekowitz MD; Yusuf S
Journal
Stroke, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 1511–1517
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
June 2012
DOI
10.1161/strokeaha.112.650614
ISSN
0039-2499