The neurologist's approach to cerebral infarct and transient ischaemic attack in patients receiving anticoagulant treatment for non-valvular atrial fibrillation: ANITA-FA study.
Gustavo Zapata WainbergJ MasjuanS QuintasÁ Ximénez-CarrilloA García PastorM Martínez ZabaletaP CardonaM M Freijo GuerreroL LlullL Benavente FernándezM Castellanos RodrigoJ EgidoJ SerenaJ Vivancosnull nullPublished in: European journal of neurology (2018)
Patients with AF treated with DOACs who experienced AIS more frequently had transient symptoms (transient ischaemic attack), less symptomatic hemorrhagic transformation and a shorter mean stay than those treated with VKAs. Most patients who had been previously anticoagulated with AIS received long-term treatment with DOACs.