Temporal Trends in Pharmacological Stroke Prevention in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke and Known Atrial Fibrillation
Oral anticoagulation (OAC) substantially reduces stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) at risk for stroke. Whether non-vitamin K-dependent oral anticoagulants (NOACs) improve OAC use in stroke prevention requires investigation.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Simon Hellwig, Ulrike Grittner, Juliane Herm, Rudi Ruschmann, Maria Konieczny, Matthias Endres, Karl Georg Haeusler Source Type: research