Outcomes of direct oral anticoagulant- and warfarin-associated hemorrhage: A single center retrospective cohort study

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are now a mainstay of anticoagulant therapy for the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and stroke prevention in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (a-fib). However, bleeding-related morbidity and mortality remains a feared complication. Bleeding in patients taking DOACs in clinical trials showed comparable, if not more favorable, outcomes compared to that of warfarin [1 –4]. However, the safety of DOAC use should also be evaluated in less selected cohorts in the real-world.

Source: Thrombosis Research - September 2, 2019 Category: Hematology Authors: Lorraine Cafuir, En Cheng, Christine Kempton Tags: Letter to the Editors-in-Chief Source Type: research