Regular checks key to safety as risks of dabigatran show up

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Regular checks key to safety as risks of dabigatran show up

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New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa

Bryan Simpson, Otago
Bryan Simpson’s PhD studies suggest vigilance is needed with dabigatran in the elderly, those living in deprivation and those who identify as Māori or Pasifika
For patients identifying as Māori, the likelihood of a haemorrhagic event was 2.1 times greater and for Pasifika peoples, 2.2 times greater An Ot