Spontaneous hemothorax due to dabigatran use in a patient with atrial fibrillation

Clin Respir J. 2017 May;11(3):394-396. doi: 10.1111/crj.12327. Epub 2015 Jun 30.

Authors

Recep Akgedik¹, Zeki Günaydin², Osman Bektas³, Ahmet Karagöz⁴, Hasan Öztürk⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonology, Ordu University.
² Department of Cardiology, Ordu University.
³ Department of Cardiology, Ordu Education and Research Hospital.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Giresun University.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Ordu University.

PMID: 26083004
DOI: 10.1111/crj.12327

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Antithrombins / adverse effects
Antithrombins / therapeutic use
Atrial Fibrillation / complications*
Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy
Dabigatran / adverse effects*
Dabigatran / therapeutic use
Dyspnea / diagnosis*
Dyspnea / etiology
Hemothorax / chemically induced*
Hemothorax / diagnosis
Hemothorax / diagnostic imaging
Hemothorax / surgery
Humans
Male
Radiography, Thoracic / methods
Thoracentesis / methods
Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antithrombins
Dabigatran