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Abstract: . . . INR > 4 Highly variable INR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION : CLINICAL ASSESSMENT FOR ANTICOAGULATION This material was prepared by Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation under a contract . . . . . . following lists identify those patients at highest risk of thromboembolic complica- tions from AF, and those at highest risk of warfarin-related hemorrhage. RISK FACTORS (RF) FOR THROMBOEMBOLISM . . . . . . 1987; 147:1561-1564. 3 Hart RG, Benavent O, McBride R, Pearce LA. Antithrombotic therapy to prevent stroke in patietns with atrial fibrillation : a meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med . 1999;131:492-501. . . . . . . 3 (over) Page 2 GIVING WARFARIN FOR PRIMARY PREVENTION TO 1,000 PATIENTS WITH AF WILL PREVENT 30 STROKES A YEAR AT THE RISK OF 1 MORE INTRACRANIAL . . . . . . RG, Benavent O, McBride R, Pearce LA. Antithrombotic therapy to prevent stroke in patietns with atrial fibrillation : a meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med . 1999;131:492-501. *See risk factors . . . . . . Benavent O, McBride R, Pearce LA. Antithrombotic therapy to prevent stroke in patietns with atrial fibrillation : a meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med . 1999;131:492-501. *See risk factors (RF) for . . . --1240,6,103,1697,6198
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