Association between antithrombotic therapy after stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation and the risk of net clinical outcome: an observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Data on the optimal use of antithrombotic drugs and associated clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and acute ischaemic stroke (IS) are limited. We investigated the prescription patterns of antithrombotics in community practice and long-term clinical prognosis according to early post-stroke antithrombotic therapy in patients with AF and acute IS.

Methods and results

Patients with AF who were admitted for acute IS at a single tertiary hospital in 2010-2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical profiles including the aetiology of stroke and prescription patterns of antithrombotics were identified. The net clinical outcome (NCO)-the composite of recurrent stroke, any bleeding, hospitalization or emergency department visits for cardiovascular (CV) e

SUBMITTER: Ahn HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10872674 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature