Treating High-Risk TIA and Minor Stroke Patients With Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: A National Survey of Emergency Medicine Physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment with aspirin plus clopidogrel, dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), within 24 hours of high-risk transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke symptoms to eligible patients is recommended by national guidelines. Whether or not this treatment has been adopted by emergency medicine (EM) physicians is uncertain.

Methods

We conducted an online survey of EM physicians in the United States. The survey consisted of 13 multiple choice questions regarding physician characteristics, practice settings, and usual approach to TIA and minor stroke treatment. We report participant characteristics and use chi-squared tests to compare between groups.

Results

We included 162 participants in the final study analysis. 103 participants (64%) were in practice for >5 yea

SUBMITTER: Liberman AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8689540 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature