Antiplatelet Agents and Oral Anticoagulant Use in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Carotid Artery Disease After First-Time Ischaemic Stroke

CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest for patients with AF and carotid artery disease after ischaemic stroke, receiving NOACs without APA is associated with a lower risk of major bleeding with no negative impact on recurrent stroke or mortality. Evidence from randomised trials is needed to confirm this finding.PMID:36692658 | DOI:10.1007/s10557-023-07433-4

Source: Atherosclerosis - January 24, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Stephanie L Harrison Benjamin J R Buckley Deirdre A Lane Elnara Fazio-Eynullayeva Paula Underhill Andrew Hill David J Werring Gregory Y H Lip Source Type: research