Anticoagulants for acute ischaemic stroke

CONCLUSIONS: Since the last version of this review, four new relevant studies have been published, and conclusions remain consistent. People who have early anticoagulant therapy after acute ischaemic stroke do not demonstrate any net short- or long-term benefit. Treatment with anticoagulants reduced recurrent stroke, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism but increased bleeding risk. Data do not support the routine use of any of the currently available anticoagulants for acute ischaemic stroke.PMID:34676532 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD000024.pub5

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - October 22, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Xia Wang Menglu Ouyang Jie Yang Lili Song Min Yang Craig S Anderson Source Type: research