Balancing the risk of hemorrhage vs thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation: how to navigate between Scylla and Charybdis?

Chest. 2010 Nov;138(5):1032-3. doi: 10.1378/chest.10-0808.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Atrial Fibrillation / complications*
  • Hemorrhage / epidemiology*
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Mythology
  • Risk Factors
  • Thromboembolism / epidemiology*
  • Thromboembolism / etiology
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / adverse effects
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / methods