Objectives and Design of BLEEDS: A Cohort Study to Identify New Risk Factors and Predictors for Major Bleeding during Treatment with Vitamin K Antagonists.

Risk scores for patients who are at high risk for major bleeding complications during treatment with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) do not perform that well. BLEEDS was initiated to search for new biomarkers that predict bleeding in these patients.To describe the outline and objectives of BLEEDS and t...

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Main Authors: Nienke van Rein, Willem M Lijfering, Mettine H A Bos, Martien H Herruer, Helga W Vermaas, Felix J M van der Meer, Pieter H Reitsma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5147785?pdf=render