Research
Association between statin use and ischemic stroke or major hemorrhage in patients taking dabigatran for atrial fibrillation
Tony Antoniou, Erin M. Macdonald, Zhan Yao, Simon Hollands, Tara Gomes, Mina Tadrous, Muhammad M. Mamdani and David N. Juurlink; for the Canadian Drug Safety and Effectiveness Research Network
CMAJ January 09, 2017 189 (1) E4-E10; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.160303
Tony Antoniou
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Antoniou), St. Michael’s Hospital and University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Gomes) and Li Ka Shing Centre for Healthcare Analytics Research and Training (Mamdani), St. Michael’s Hospital; Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani) and Department of Medicine (Juurlink), University of Toronto; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Antoniou, Macdonald, Yao, Hollands, Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani, Juurlink); Applied Health Research Centre (Tadrous), St. Michael’s Hospital; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Juurlink), Toronto, Ont.
Erin M. Macdonald
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Antoniou), St. Michael’s Hospital and University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Gomes) and Li Ka Shing Centre for Healthcare Analytics Research and Training (Mamdani), St. Michael’s Hospital; Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani) and Department of Medicine (Juurlink), University of Toronto; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Antoniou, Macdonald, Yao, Hollands, Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani, Juurlink); Applied Health Research Centre (Tadrous), St. Michael’s Hospital; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Juurlink), Toronto, Ont.
Zhan Yao
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Antoniou), St. Michael’s Hospital and University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Gomes) and Li Ka Shing Centre for Healthcare Analytics Research and Training (Mamdani), St. Michael’s Hospital; Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani) and Department of Medicine (Juurlink), University of Toronto; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Antoniou, Macdonald, Yao, Hollands, Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani, Juurlink); Applied Health Research Centre (Tadrous), St. Michael’s Hospital; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Juurlink), Toronto, Ont.
Simon Hollands
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Antoniou), St. Michael’s Hospital and University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Gomes) and Li Ka Shing Centre for Healthcare Analytics Research and Training (Mamdani), St. Michael’s Hospital; Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani) and Department of Medicine (Juurlink), University of Toronto; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Antoniou, Macdonald, Yao, Hollands, Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani, Juurlink); Applied Health Research Centre (Tadrous), St. Michael’s Hospital; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Juurlink), Toronto, Ont.
Tara Gomes
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Antoniou), St. Michael’s Hospital and University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Gomes) and Li Ka Shing Centre for Healthcare Analytics Research and Training (Mamdani), St. Michael’s Hospital; Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani) and Department of Medicine (Juurlink), University of Toronto; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Antoniou, Macdonald, Yao, Hollands, Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani, Juurlink); Applied Health Research Centre (Tadrous), St. Michael’s Hospital; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Juurlink), Toronto, Ont.
Mina Tadrous
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Antoniou), St. Michael’s Hospital and University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Gomes) and Li Ka Shing Centre for Healthcare Analytics Research and Training (Mamdani), St. Michael’s Hospital; Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani) and Department of Medicine (Juurlink), University of Toronto; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Antoniou, Macdonald, Yao, Hollands, Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani, Juurlink); Applied Health Research Centre (Tadrous), St. Michael’s Hospital; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Juurlink), Toronto, Ont.
Muhammad M. Mamdani
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Antoniou), St. Michael’s Hospital and University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Gomes) and Li Ka Shing Centre for Healthcare Analytics Research and Training (Mamdani), St. Michael’s Hospital; Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani) and Department of Medicine (Juurlink), University of Toronto; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Antoniou, Macdonald, Yao, Hollands, Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani, Juurlink); Applied Health Research Centre (Tadrous), St. Michael’s Hospital; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Juurlink), Toronto, Ont.
David N. Juurlink
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Antoniou), St. Michael’s Hospital and University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Gomes) and Li Ka Shing Centre for Healthcare Analytics Research and Training (Mamdani), St. Michael’s Hospital; Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani) and Department of Medicine (Juurlink), University of Toronto; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Antoniou, Macdonald, Yao, Hollands, Gomes, Tadrous, Mamdani, Juurlink); Applied Health Research Centre (Tadrous), St. Michael’s Hospital; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Juurlink), Toronto, Ont.

Data supplements
Online Appendix
Files in this Data Supplement:
Infographic
Files in this Data Supplement:
Related Articles
- Haertter, S., Huang, F., & Franca, L. R. (2017). Association between statin use and ischemic stroke or major hemorrhage in patients taking dabigatran for atrial fibrillation. CMAJ, 189(8), E325. Accessed January 16, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.732623.
In this issue
Article extras
Article tools
Respond to this article
Association between statin use and ischemic stroke or major hemorrhage in patients taking dabigatran for atrial fibrillation
Tony Antoniou, Erin M. Macdonald, Zhan Yao, Simon Hollands, Tara Gomes, Mina Tadrous, Muhammad M. Mamdani, David N. Juurlink
CMAJ Jan 2017, 189 (1) E4-E10; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.160303
Association between statin use and ischemic stroke or major hemorrhage in patients taking dabigatran for atrial fibrillation
Tony Antoniou, Erin M. Macdonald, Zhan Yao, Simon Hollands, Tara Gomes, Mina Tadrous, Muhammad M. Mamdani, David N. Juurlink
CMAJ Jan 2017, 189 (1) E4-E10; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.160303