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. 2017 Mar 15;16(4):387–391. doi: 10.2450/2017.0335-16

Table III.

Major cardiovascular events during hospitalisation after anticoagulant-associated clinically relevant, non-major bleeding.

Type of CV event Gender/age (years) Indication for anticoagulants Type of drug Site of bleeding Procoagulants/transfusions Interruption of the drug Time from bleeding (days) Death
Acute coronary syndrome M Non-valvular VKA Lower gastrointestinal (rectal) None/none Yes 1 No
70 AF

F Non-valvular VKA Upper gastrointestinal (haematemesis) None/none Yes 1 No
87 AF

F Non-valvular DOAC Lower gastrointestinal (rectal) None/none Yes 1 Yes
90 AF

F VTE VKA Muscle haematoma Vit K/none Yes 2 No
83

M Non-valvular VKA Haemoptysis Vit K/none Yes 1 Yes
77 AF

Ischaemic stroke M Other VKA Epistaxis None/none Yes NA No
82

Systemic embolism M Non-valvular VKA Upper gastrointestinal (haematemesis) Vit K/none Yes 2 No
82 AF

CV: cardiovascular; AF: atrial fibrillation; VTE: venous thromboembolism; VKA: vitamin K antagonist; DOAC: direct oral anticoagulant; Vit K: vitamin K; NA: not available.