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. 2021 May 13;12:650695. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.650695

Table 4.

Indications for the use of anticoagulation.

Anticoagulant indication Overall
N = 203
Warfarin
N = 83a
DOACc
N = 102a
LMWHd
N = 18a
Atrial fibrillation (AF) 154 (76%) 60 (72%) 90 (88%) 4 (22%)
Pulmonary embolism (PE)/VTEb 25 (12%) 9 (11%) 9 (8.8%) 7 (39%)
Mechanical heart valve 8 (3.9%) 8 (9.6%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Thrombosis prophylaxis 8 (3.9%) 3 (3.6%) 0 (0%) 5 (28%)
Other 3 (1.5%) 2 (2.4%) 1 (1.0%) 0 (0%)
Acute coronary syndrome 2 (1.0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (11%)
(Missing) 3 (1.5%) 1 (1.2%) 2 (2.0%) 0 (0%)
a

Statistics presented: n (%).

b

VTE – venous thromboembolism.

c

Direct oral anticoagulants.

d

Low molecular weight heparin.