An updated meta-analysis on the clinical outcomes of percutaneous left atrial appendage closure versus direct oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation by Jiang, Haowen, Koh, Tian Hai, Vengkat, Vijay, Fei, Gao, Ding, Zee Pin, Ewe, See Hooi, Jappar, Ignasius, Lim, Soo Teik, Yap, Jonathan

“…The rates of major bleeding and hemorrhagic stroke were similar. LAAC has a potential role to play in stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation in the era of DOACs, but further randomized data are needed.…”
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Deep learning for segmentation of brain lesions from CT scans by Chin, Luke Peng Hao

“…Urgent treatment is treatment as ICH can result in hemorrhagic stroke, which is a potentially fatal and neurologically damaging condition. …”
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Hemorrhage, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, and thrombosis complications among critically ill patients with COVID19: an international COVID19 critical care consortium stud... by Fanning, Jonathon P., Weaver, Natasha, Fanning, Robert B., Griffee, Matthew J., Cho, Sung-Min, Panigada, Mauro, Obonyo, Nchafatso G., Zaaqoq, Akram M., Rando, Hannah, Chia, Yew Woon, Fan, Eugene Bingwen, Sela, Declan, Chiumello, Davide, Coppola, Silvia, Labib, Ahmed, Whitman, Glenn J. R., Arora, Rakesh C., Kim, Bo S., Motos, Anna, Torres, Antoni, Barbé, Ferran, Grasselli, Giacomo, Zanella, Alberto, Etchill, Eric, Usman, Asad Ali, Feth, Maximilian, White, Nicole M., Suen, Jacky Y., Li Bassi, Gianluigi, Peek, Giles J., Fraser, John F., Dalton, Heidi

“…Hemorrhagic complications were reported in 579 patients (4.8%), including 276 (48%) with gastrointestinal hemorrhage, 83 (14%) with hemorrhagic stroke, 77 (13%) with pulmonary hemorrhage, and 68 (12%) with hemorrhage associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cannula site. …”
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