Atrial fibrillation and anticoagulation in patients with breast cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: Breast cancer was not associated with altered risk of thromboembolism or bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation irrespective of treatment with anticoagulation. Our analyses suggest that atrial fibrillation diagnosed in patients with breast cancer should be considered as primary atrial fibrillation. PMID: 31251080 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal - Category: Cardiology Tags: Scand Cardiovasc J Source Type: research