A novel user-friendly score (HAS-BLED) to assess 1-year risk of major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation: the Euro Heart Survey.

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Published in Chest on March 18, 2010

Authors

Ron Pisters1, Deirdre A Lane, Robby Nieuwlaat, Cees B de Vos, Harry J G M Crijns, Gregory Y H Lip

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Associated clinical trials:

The European Registry of Older Subjects With Atrial Fibrillation (EUROSAF) (EUROSAF) | NCT02973984

Opportunistic Screening in Pharmacies for Atrial Fibrillation in Seniors (>65 Years) (AF-Stroke) | NCT03004859

Italian Registry In the Setting of AF Ablation With Rivaroxaban (IRIS) (IRIS) | NCT04315974

Association Between Genetic Variant Scores and DOACs (DARES2) | NCT04597593

Can the Lambre Device Occlude IRRegular And Large Appendages in Patients With Non-Valvular AF Valvular AF (CORRAL-AF) | NCT04684212

Effects of Edoxaban on Platelet Aggregation (Edoxaban) | NCT05122455

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