Research Article

Incremental Value of Genotype Bins over the HAS-BLED Score for the Prediction of Bleeding Risk in Warfarin-Treated Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Table 2

Bleeding events according to the HAS-BLED score and genotype bins defining warfarin response.

All patients (n = 526)Any clinical relevant bleeding event (n = 67)Major bleeding event (n = 18)
n (%)n (%)

HAS-BLED score
 0102 (19.39)9 (8.82)2 (1.96)
 1177 (33.65)18 (10.17)4 (2.26)
 2135 (25.67)14 (10.37)3 (2.22)
 382 (15.59)16 (19.51)6 (7.32)
 ≥430 (5.70)10 (33.33)0.0013 (10)0.06
 HAS-BLED score <3414 (78.71)41 (9.90)9 (2.17)
 HAS-BLED score ≥3112 (21.29)26 (23.21)0.00039 (8.04)0.005

Genotype bins defining warfarin response
 Normal responder64 (12.17)6 (9.37)1 (1.56)
 Sensitive responder422 (80.23)48 (11.37)13 (3.08)
 Highly sensitive responder40 (7.60)13 (32.5)§0.00024 (10.00)§0.03

value indicating the comparison of the bleeding incidence rate among the different accumulated points of the HAS-BLED score. Comparison between patients with a HAS-BLED score <3 and patients with a HAS-BLED score ≥3. §Comparison among patients with different genotype bins defining warfarin response (normal responders (carriers of CYP2C911 + VKORC1-1639G/G, CYP2C911 + VKORC1-1639G/A, or CYP2C913 + VKORC1-1639G/G), sensitive responders (carriers of CYP2C9 11 + VKORC1-1639A/A or CYP2C9 13 + VKORC1-1639G/A), and highly sensitive responders (carriers of CYP2C9 13 + VKORC1-1639A/A, CYP2C933 + VKORC1-1639 A/A, CYP2C933 + VKORC1-1639G/A, or CYP2C933 + VKORC1-1639G/G).