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Oral anticoagulants and non-cardioembolic stroke prevention

Michael E Schachter

Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Huyen A Tran

Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Melbourne, Australia

Sonia S Anand

Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Abstract

The use of anticoagulants for secondary prevention following non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke is controversial. This systematic review evaluates the safety and efficacy of oral anticoagulation compared with control and antiplatelet therapy.

Key Words: anticoagulant • antiplatelet • intracranial thrombosis • prevention • stroke • transient ischemic attack

Vascular Medicine, Vol. 13, No. 1, 55-62 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1358863X07086191
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