Fig. 2

Reasons for omitting DCA stated in the medical records by the treating physicians. The y-axis indicates number of patients. It was possible for the patients to be categorized in more than one of the groups. 23 patients were categorized in two groups, 1 patient was categorized in three groups. *This category includes risk of bleeding due to vitamin K antagonist treatment, pace maker implantation of higher priority than DCA, etc