Insufficient Warfarin Therapy Is Associated With Higher Severity of Stroke Than No Anticoagulation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Acute Anterior-Circulation Stroke.

CONCLUSIONS: Insufficient VKA therapy on admission was associated with higher severity of stroke and higher prevalence of proximal artery occlusion in patients with AF and acute anterior-circulation stroke compared with no anticoagulant medication. PMID: 29269702 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Circulation Journal - December 21, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sakamoto Y, Okubo S, Nito C, Suda S, Matsumoto N, Nishiyama Y, Aoki J, Shimoyama T, Kanamaru T, Suzuki K, Mishina M, Kimura K Tags: Circ J Source Type: research