Effect of Duration of Anticoagulation in the Incidence of Stroke in Patients With Left-Ventricular Thrombus

The optimal duration of anticoagulation in patients with left-ventricular thrombus (LVT) is unclear. In the present study, we aimed to analyze the effect of treatment duration ( ≤12 months [short-term anticoagulation, (STA)] versus>12 months [long-term anticoagulation, (LTA)]) in the incidence of stroke and other secondary outcomes (acute myocardial infarction, bleeding, and mortality). Multivariate Cox regression was used to determine the association between treatment duration and stroke, adjusted for baseline embolic risk.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - October 12, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Álvaro Lorente-Ros, Gonzalo L. Alonso-Salinas, Juan M. Monteagudo Ruiz, María Abellás-Sequeiros, José M. Vieítez-Florez, Diego Sánchez Vega, Jesús Álvarez-Garcia, Marcelo Sanmartín-Fernández, Marta Lorente-Ros, Susana del Prado Díaz, Covadonga Source Type: research