Predictive ability of scores for bleeding risk in heart disease outpatients on warfarin in Brazil.

João Antonio de Queiroz OliveiraAntonio Luiz Pinho RibeiroDaniel Dias RibeiroVandack NobreManoel Otávio da Costa RochaMaria Auxiliadora Parreiras Martins

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Only two models (Shireman et al. and ORBIT) showed at least acceptable performance in the prediction of major bleeding in warfarin-treated Brazilian patients. Accurate models warrant further investigation to be used in similar populations.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
venous thromboembolism
ejection fraction
direct oral anticoagulants
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis