Assessing Safety of Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Real-World Outcomes Study

• Main Authors: Justin J. Song MD (Author), Nicholas J. Jackson PhD, MPH (Author), Helen Shang MD (Author), Henry M. Honda MD (Author), Kristin Boulier MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aims In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke risk factors, randomized trials have demonstrated that anticoagulation decreases the risk of ischemic stroke. However, all trials to date have excluded patients with significant liver disease, leaving guidelines to extrapolate recommendations...