Risk of ischemic stroke during periods of warfarin discontinuation for surgical procedures: A longitudinal study of 4060 patients with atrial fibrillation (P1.058)
CONCLUSIONS: The risk associated with discontinuation of warfarin for procedures must be recognized and considered in the risk benefit analysis of any procedure.Disclosure: Dr. Jahangir has nothing to disclose. Dr. Malik has nothing to disclose. Dr. Suri has nothing to disclose. Dr. Qureshi has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Jahangir, N., Malik, A., Suri, M., Qureshi, A. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Atrial Fibrillation and Cardio-embolic Stroke Source Type: research
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