Bleeding Tolerance Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation on Oral Anticoagulation

Oral anticoagulation increases the bleeding risk. We investigated how clinical factors and the level of atrial fibrillation (AF) knowledge affect the bleeding acceptance in patients with AF.In 173 consecutive anticoagulated outpatients with AF (aged 68.7 ± 10.7 years, 39.3% male), the bleeding ratio was assessed based on the declared maximum number of major bleeds the people were willing to endure to avert 1 stroke. The Jessa AF Knowledge...