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Table 3 Reason for taking antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy

From: Transperineal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy is safe even when patients are on combination antiplatelet and/or anticoagulation therapy

 

n = 149

(%)

Ischemic heart disease

52

(34.9)

Atrial fibrillation

46

(30.9)

Cerebral infarction

26

(17.4)

Heart valve replacement surgery

13

(8.7)

Arteriosclerosis obliterans or cervical arterial stenosis

8

(5.4)

Primary prophylaxis

11

(7.4)

Others/Unknown

6

(4.1)