Bleeding and asymptomatic overdose in patients under Vitamin K antagonist therapy: Frequency and risk factors

Autor: F. Ben Mbarka, K. Ben Jeddou, E. Allouche, I. Boukhris, N. Khalfallah, H. Baccar, Z. Ouahchi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: The Egyptian Heart Journal, Vol 70, Iss 1, Pp 45-49 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1110-2608
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2018.01.001
Popis: Background: Vitamin K antagonists are widely used in the treatment and prevention of thromboembolic disease. However, these drugs can cause serious side effects, especially bleeding. This study aims to evaluate frequency and risk factors of both bleeding and asymptomatic overdose in North African patients undergoing Vitamin K antagonist therapy. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study in patients undergoing Vitamin K antagonist therapy. A statistical analysis has been conducted to identify overdose and bleeding risk factors by using chi-square test (p
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