Intended for healthcare professionals

Rapid response to:

Clinical Review

Management of atrial fibrillation

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Rapid Response:

Error

Box 2 in which a calculation for risk of major bleed is calculated
suggests at the end it is providing the risk of a stroke. Suspect this is
an error. Also the creatinine threshold is given in non-SI units. I
presume >133Umol/l is a reasonable equivalent?

This is a really useful calculation mind you since I find many
patients reticent in starting warfarin, not least because of the
monitoring's impact on their ability to travel.

Competing interests:
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Competing interests: No competing interests

07 January 2010
James A Cave
GP
Downland Practice, Chieveley. RG20 8UY