Geographical differences in thromboembolic and bleeding risks in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: An ancillary analysis from the SPORTIF trials.

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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of stroke, and the use of oral anticoagulation reduces stroke and all-cause mortality. Geographical differences may exist in AF risk factors, risk stratification and treatment strategies.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int. J. Cardiol.

Title: International journal of cardiology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1874-1754

ISSN (Print): 0167-5273

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 01 2017

Volume: 236

Affiliations

[1 ] University of Birmingham Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza-University of Rome, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: marco.proietti@uniroma1.it.

[2 ] University of Birmingham Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK; Aalborg Thrombosis Research Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. Electronic address: g.y.h.lip@bham.ac.uk.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0167-5273(17)30411-4

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.127

PubMed ID: 28284508

SO-VID: cee05fbf-4bf6-4ac4-b583-86e2438c6723

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Keywords: Geographical differences,Atrial fibrillation,Bleeding risk,Thromboembolic risk

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Keywords: Geographical differences, Atrial fibrillation, Bleeding risk, Thromboembolic risk

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