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. 2017 Jul 4;17(9):1–106.

Table 12:

Event Rates, Treatment Effects, and Severity: Major Bleeds

Baseline Risk of Major Bleeds
HAS-BLED Score Annual Probability of Event Standard Error Source
0 0.000 0.0074a Friberg et al, 201250
1 0.011 0.0074 Friberg et al, 201250
2 0.021 0.0077 Friberg et al, 201250
3 0.031 0.0011 Friberg et al, 201250
4 0.047 0.0023 Friberg et al, 201250
5 0.070 0.0077 Friberg et al, 201250
6 0.145 0.0408 Friberg et al, 201250
7 0.228 0.2575 Friberg et al, 201250
Treatment Effects
Intervention:Comparator Odds Ratio Standard Error Source
Warfarin:aspirin 1.90 0.2942 Aguilar et al, 200753
LAAC device:warfarin 0.95 0.2011 FDA, 201555
Apixaban: warfarin 0.69 0.0738 ARISTOTLE, Granger et al, 201116
Dabigatran 110 mg:warfarin 0.80 0.0773 RE-LY, Connolly et al, 200915
Dabigatran 150 mg:warfarin 0.93 0.0744 RE-LY, Connolly et al, 200915
Rivaroxaban:warfarin 1.03 0.0736 ROCKET AF, Patel et al, 201117
Severity of Major Bleeds
Severity Proportion Standard Error Source
Proportion of major bleeds that are:
   Fatal 0.080 0.0232 Walraven et al, 200258
Occurrence of Minor Bleeds Relative to Major Bleeds
  Relative Risk Standard Error Source
Minor bleed:major bleed 2.28 0.4552 De Caterina et al, 201057

Abbreviations: HAS-BLED, Hypertension, Abnormal renal and liver function, Stroke, Bleeding, Labile international normalized ratios (INRs), Elderly, Drugs or alcohol; LAAC device, left atrial appendage closure device with delivery system.

a

Standard deviation assumed same as HAS-BLED score of one.