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Clinical manifestations and outcomes of severe warfarin overanticoagulation: from the EWA study




TekijätJaakkola Samuli, Nuotio Ilpo, Kiviniemi Tuomas, Virtanen Raine, Virta Aku, Airaksinen K. E. Juhani

KustantajaTaylor & Francis

Julkaisuvuosi2018

JournalAnnals of Medicine

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiAnnals of medicine

Lehden akronyymiAnn Med

Vuosikerta50

Numero2

Aloitussivu164

Lopetussivu171

Sivujen määrä8

ISSN1365-2060

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2017.1407494

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/28891254


Tiivistelmä

Introduction: Severe warfarin overanticoagulation is a risk factor for bleeding, but there is little information on its manifestations, prognosis and factors affecting the outcome. We describe the manifestations and clinical outcomes of severe warfarin overanticoagulation in a large group of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

Material and methods: All international normalized ratio (INR) samples (n = 961,431) in the Turku University Hospital region between 2003 and 2015 were screened. A total of 412 AF patients with INR ≥9 were compared to 405 patients with stable warfarin anticoagulation for AF. Electronic patient records were manually reviewed to collect comprehensive data.

Results: Of the 412 patients with INR ≥9, bleeding was the primary manifestation in 105 (25.5%). Non-bleeding symptoms were recorded in 165 (40.0%) patients and 142 (34.5%) had no symptoms. A total of 17 (16.2%) patients with a bleed and 67 (21.8%) without bleeding died within 30 days after the event. Intracranial haemorrhage strongly predicted death within 30 days. Other significant predictors were non-bleeding symptoms, active malignancies, recent bleed, history of myocardial infarction, older age, renal dysfunction and a recent treatment episode.

Conclusions: Bleeds are not the major determinant of the poor prognosis in severe overanticoagulation, as coincidental INR ≥9 findings also associate with high mortality.


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