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Outcome of flow diverter placement for intracranial aneurysm with dual antiplatelet therapy and oral anticoagulant therapy.

Takashi FujiiHidenori OishiKohsuke TeranishiKenji YatomiKazumoto SuzukiHajime Arai
Published in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2020)
Additional oral anticoagulant administration before flow diverter placement does not reduce ischemic complications compared to dual antiplatelet therapy, but does increase hemorrhagic complications, especially delayed aneurysm rupture. Complete obliteration of the cerebral aneurysm is difficult to achieve in patients taking anticoagulants.
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