Albumin level and risk of major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation on direct oral anticoagulants
A lower albumin level was independently associated with a higher bleeding risk in AF patients using DOACs. Careful attention should be paid to hypoalbuminemia when prescribing DOACs.
Authors
- Yoshiharu Higuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1665-3407)
- Takashi Kanda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1049-4924)
- Yuki Matsuoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2574-9590)
- Daisaku Nakatani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1534-2033)
- Kouichi Nagashima
- Hitoshi Minamiguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3319-6316)
- Daisuke Sakamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2219-4198)
- Yasuo Okumura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2960-4241)
- Yasushi Sakata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5618-4721)
- Yohei Sotomi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7564-2978)
- Hidetaka Kioka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5534-9272)
- Katsuki Okada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1725-781X)
- Ryuta Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2664-7139)
- Shun Sasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9561-0201)
- Akihiro Sunaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2590-6696)
Institutions
- Nihon University (JP)
- Osaka Hospital (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcvp/pvaf030
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.55
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science