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. 2020 Jul 30;43(10):971–980. doi: 10.1007/s40264-020-00978-5

Table 4.

Bleeding events across all patients

Patient Treatment group Antifibrotic treatment Severity Description Associated CVD Time from anticoagulant/antiplatelet treatment to event (months)a Duration of antifibrotic treatment to event (months)
1 Group D Pirfenidone Mild Ear bleeding Coronary heart disease 31.4 27.9
2 Group A Nintedanib Mild Bleeding from hemorrhoids Arterial hypertension 8.6
3 Group A Nintedanib Mild Hemoptysis for 3 weeks None 2.7
4 Group A Nintedanib Mild Bleeding from hemorrhoids None 10.0
5 Group A Nintedanib Mild Epistaxis and hematochezia Arterial hypertension 0.3
6 Group D Nintedanib Moderate Adrenal hematoma

Coronary heart disease

Arrhythmia—especially AFb

Heart failure

80.5 0.3
7 Group A Nintedanib Mild Hematuria

Arterial hypertension

Arrhythmia—especially AFc

3.6
8 Group C Nintedanib Severe Gastrointestinal hemorrhage Arterial hypertension 11.0 9.4

AF atrial fibrillation, CVD cardiovascular disease

aFive patients had terminated the anticoagulant/antiplatelet treatment before the bleeding event occurred

bType of arrhythmia not specified; patient was treated with propafenone, rivaroxaban and later dabigatran

cSpecified as ‘supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (probably supraventricular)’ by the attending physician