Post Stroke Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Clinical Outcome Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke: A Nationwide Propensity Score-matched Follow-up Study [Original Contributions]

Conclusions— SSRI use after ischemic stroke was associated with a lower risk of new cardiovascular events and also with an increased bleeding risk. There was an increased mortality among SSRI users, which may be related to the increased bleeding risk.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Secondary prevention, Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Platelet function inhibitors, Antiplatelets, Neuroprotectors Original Contributions Source Type: research