Does Statin Therapy Decrease the Risk for Bleeding in Patients Who Are Receiving Warfarin?

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2720616	The American Journal of Medicine	2007	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Long-term statin use may be associated with a decreased risk for bleeding in warfarin users with atrial fibrillation. Additional research is needed to further explore this putative association.

Keywords

Statins Bleeding Oral anticoagulants Case-control study

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Does Statin Therapy Decrease the Risk for Bleeding in Patients Who Are Receiving Warfarin?

Authors

James D. MD, FRCP(C), Magda BSPhrm, MSc, Chaim M. MD, PhD, FRCP(C), Muhammad M. PharmD, MA, MPH,