Recanalization Therapies in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: Impact of Prior Treatment with Novel Oral Anticoagulants on Bleeding Complications and Outcome - A Pilot Study.

CONCLUSIONS: -IVT/IAT in selected patients with ischemic stroke under NOAC treatment has a safety profile similar to both, IVT/IAT in patients on subtherapeutic VKA-treatment or in those without prior anticoagulation. However, further prospective studies are needed, including the impact of specific coagulation tests.
PMID: 26232277 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Circulation - July 31, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Seiffge DJ, Van Hooff RJ, Nolte CH, Béjot Y, Turc G, Ikenberg B, Berge E, Persike M, Dequatre-Ponchelle N, Strbian D, Pfeilschifter W, Zini A, Tveiten A, Næss H, Michel P, Sztajzel R, Luft A, Gensicke H, Traenka C, Hert L, Scheitz JF, De Marchis G, Bona Tags: Circulation Source Type: research