Occurrence of osteoporotic fracture in patients treated with oral anticoagulants was investigated. •Risk of fractures was comparable for warfarin and non vitamin K oral anticoagulants. •Independently from which OAC is used, female and elderly subjects were at higher risk of fractures.

Risk of bone fractures among users of oral anticoagulants: An administrative database cohort study

Ersilia Lucenteforte;
2017-01-01

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Occurrence of osteoporotic fracture in patients treated with oral anticoagulants was investigated. •Risk of fractures was comparable for warfarin and non vitamin K oral anticoagulants. •Independently from which OAC is used, female and elderly subjects were at higher risk of fractures.
2017
Lucenteforte, Ersilia; Bettiol, Alessandra; Lombardi, Niccolò; Mugelli, Alessandro; Vannacci, Alfredo
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