Oral Anticoagulant Therapy Is Associated with Cerebral Microbleeds (I2-2.001)

Conclusions: OAT relates to both prevalent and incident microbleeds. Furthermore, maximum INR values and variability in INR are risk factors for microbleeds, particularly deep or infratentorial microbleeds.Study Supported by: Erasmus Medical Center;Research Institute for Diseases in the Elderly;Ministry of Education, Health,Welfare and Sports.Disclosure: Dr. Akoudad has nothing to disclose. Dr. Darweesh has nothing to disclose. Dr. Leening has nothing to disclose. Dr. Koudstaal has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hofman has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for the European Journal of Epidemiology. Dr. Van Der Lugt has nothing to disclose. Dr. Stricker has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ikram has nothing to disclose. Dr. Vernooij has nothing to disclose.

Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Akoudad, S., Darweesh, S., Leening, M., Koudstaal, P., Hofman, A., Van Der Lugt, A., Stricker, B., Ikram, M., Vernooij, M. Tags: New Antithrombotic Agents for Stroke Prevention Data Blitz Presentations Source Type: research