Early Versus Delayed Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulant Therapy After Acute Ischemic Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation (TIMING): A Registry-Based Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Study

CONCLUSIONS: Early initiation was noninferior to delayed start of NOAC after acute ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. Numerically lower rates of ischemic stroke and death and the absence of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhages implied that the early start of NOAC was safe and should be considered for acute secondary stroke prevention in patients eligible for NOAC treatment.REGISTRATION: URL: http://www.CLINICALTRIALS: gov; Unique identifier: NCT02961348.PMID:36065821 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.060666

Source: Circulation - September 6, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jonas Oldgren Signild Åsberg Ziad Hijazi Per Wester Maria Bertilsson Bo Norrving National TIMING Collaborators Source Type: research