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Short-term interruption of treatment with a xaban or dabigatran: sometimes fatal thrombosis

 Adverse Effects   A study based on a South Korean health insurance database, including 11 000 patients with atrial fibrillation who were treated with a xaban-type oral anticoagulant or dabigatran and followed up for one year, showed that treatment interruption, even for one day, was associated with a 2-fold increase in the risk of premature death and a 10-fold increase in the risk of stroke, transient ischaemic attack or systemic embolism.
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Source: "Short-term interruption of treatment with a xaban or dabigatran: sometimes fatal thrombosis" Prescrire Int 2024; 33 (263): 244. Subscribers only.

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