Anticoagulation strategy for patients presenting with ischemic strokes while using a direct oral anticoagulant: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
João Paulo Motta TellesGiulia Isadora CenciGabriel Marinheiro Dos Santos BezerraGabriela Borges NagerRebeka Bustamante RochaFernanda Ferreira BomtempoEberval Gadelha FigueiredoGisele Sampaio SilvaPublished in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2024)
Post-stroke adjustments to anticoagulation therapy-whether altering the drug or its dosage-do not yield additional benefits. In addition, the results suggest that warfarin may be less effective than DOACs for preventing stroke recurrence, bleeding complications, and death in this patient population.