Effect of Apixaban on Brain Infarction and Microbleeds: AVERROES-MRI Assessment Study

Conclusions Apixaban treatment was associated with a non-significant trend toward reduction in the composite of clinical ischemic stroke and covert embolic-pattern infarction and did not increase the number of microbleeds in patients with atrial fibrillation, compared with aspirin.
Source: American Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research