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When do you restart anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation who just had an ischemic stroke?
Would you change your practice in light of the recently published studies: OPTIMAS Trial & Elan Trial
Answer from: at Academic Institution
The timing of when to resume anticoagulation depends on the individual aspects of the case, with infarct size being one of the main determinants. The older clinical trials showed no benefit from early anticoagulation after an acute cardioembolic ischemic stroke but an increase in the risk of hemorrh...
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