Assessment of Predicted Rate and Associated Factors of Dabigatran-induced Bleeding Events in Malaysian Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation.

CONCLUSIONS: The predicted rate for dabigatran-induced major bleeding episodes is low but these adverse events carry a high fatality risk. Preventive measures should target older patients who have prior bleeding or congestive heart failure. This article is open to POST-PUBLICATION REVIEW. Registered readers (see "For Readers") may comment by clicking on ABSTRACT on the issue's contents page. PMID: 29145930 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: J Pharm Pharm Sci Source Type: research