Incidence of oral anticoagulant interruption among stroke patients with atrial fibrillation and subsequent stroke.

Jeong Min KimK-Y ParkI-W YuT-J SongY-J KimB J KimS H HeoJ-M JungK-M OhC K KimS YuJ-H ParkJ C ChoiM-S ParkJ-T KimK-H ChoiY-H HwangJ-W ChungO Y BangG-M KimW-K Seo

Published in: European journal of neurology (2020)

A considerable number of stroke patients with atrial fibrillation experienced temporary interruption of OAC after index stroke, which was associated with stroke recurrence of 4.0 cases per 100 interruption episodes.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
venous thromboembolism
risk factors
cerebral ischemia
brain injury