Why the study?
Does long-term warfarin treatment increase life-threatening complications and warfarin-related death in patients in an anticoagulation clinic?
Population
Patients receiving long-term warfarin treatment in an anticoagulation clinic
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 years
Authors
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Accumulating risks with long-term warfarin warrant careful monitoring in clinics; leaves open whether modern agents or selection alter outcomes.
Does long-term warfarin treatment increase life-threatening complications and warfarin-related death in patients in an anticoagulation clinic?
Long-term warfarin therapy carries a 7% cumulative risk of life-threatening complications or death at 3 years, which is not significantly affected by age or indication.
Petty et al. (1988) studied this question.
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