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. 2000 May 6;320(7244):1236–1239. doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1236

Table 3.

Annual events in patients taking warfarin

Clinical practice
Pooled data
No of events Annual event rate (95% CI) No of events Annual event rate (95% CI)
Ischaemic stroke 6 2.0 (0.7 to 4.4) 26 1.4 (0.8 to 2.3)
Transient ischaemic attack 3 1.0 (0.1 to 4.0) 13 0.7 (0.3 to 1.4)
Death from non-cerebral causes 7 2.4 (0.6 to 6.1) 69 3.6 (2.7 to 4.9)
Intracranial haemorrhage 1  0.3 (0.03 to 2.7)  5  0.3 (0.06 to 0.7)
Major bleeding 4 1.4 (0.2 to 4.6) 24 1.3 (0.7 to 2.1)
Minor bleeding 16  5.4 (2.4 to 10.2) 150 9.2 (3.7 to 12)