Prophylactic anticoagulation in patients with glioblastoma or brain metastases and atrial fibrillation: an increased risk for intracranial hemorrhage?

Sina BurthMona OhmannDorothea KronsteinerMeinhard KieserSarah LöwLars RiedemannMona LaibleAnne BerberichKatharina DrüschlerTimolaos RizosAntje WickFrank WinklerWolfgang WickSimon Nagel

Published in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2021)

AC did not seem to influence the incidence of ICH in patients with glioblastoma or brain metastases within follow up of just under 9 months.

Keyphrases

brain metastases
atrial fibrillation
small cell lung cancer
catheter ablation
oral anticoagulants
left atrial
left atrial appendage
venous thromboembolism
direct oral anticoagulants
risk factors
heart failure
optical coherence tomography