Evaluation of patients' attitudes towards stroke prevention and bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation.

In conclusion, there was a substantial amount of inter-patient variability, and often extreme differences in opinion regarding tolerance of bleeding risk in the context of stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation. These findings highlight the importance of considering patient preferences when deciding on SPAF therapy. PMID: 24337399 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - December 12, 2013 Category: Hematology Authors: Lahaye S, Regpala S, Lacombe S, Sharma M, Gibbens S, Ball D, Francis K Tags: Thromb Haemost Source Type: research

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