5. You are a member of the healthcare team sccing a 70-ycar-old man with newly-diagnosed AF. The patient is worried about hisrisk of bleeding with an nticoagulation, and he asks for a dose of the new oral anticoagulants(NOACs) less than therecommended dose. Which of the following g outcomes was associated with underdosing of NOACs vs standard dosing?
(A) Higher risk for stroke or systemic embolism
(B) Higher risk for mortality
(C) No difference in the risk of major bleeding
(D) Lower risk for CV events