Table 2

Causes of death and anticoagulant therapy at time of death in the patients that deceased during follow-up (n = 20)

Cause of deathNVKALDALMWHNo AC
TE 10 1* 
 Definite TE 
  Arterial TE 
  Venous TE 
 Probable TE 1* 
Bleeding 
Others 2 2 
 Sepsis/infection 1 2 
 Drowning 
 Dilated cardiomyopathy, not ischemic 
Cause of deathNVKALDALMWHNo AC
TE 10 1* 
 Definite TE 
  Arterial TE 
  Venous TE 
 Probable TE 1* 
Bleeding 
Others 2 2 
 Sepsis/infection 1 2 
 Drowning 
 Dilated cardiomyopathy, not ischemic 

Three patients had malignant disease at time of death; 2 of those died of PE, 1 of sepsis.

AC indicates anticoagulant therapy.

*

Patient additionally received clopidogrel.

One patient had both VKA and LDA.

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