Ischemic Stroke in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation at Warfarin Initiation [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—Warfarin effect was qualitatively different in the first 30 days after initiation than subsequently. This is consistent with a modest increase in stroke risk occurring briefly after starting warfarin.

Source: Stroke - May 22, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Ping G. Tepper, Xianchen Liu, Melissa Hamilton, Jack Mardekian, William Petkun, Wilson Tan, Daniel E. Singer Tags: Epidemiology Original Contributions Source Type: research