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Antithrombotic Therapy Use at Discharge and 1 Year in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Acute Stroke
Author(s) -
Renato D. Lópes,
Bimal R. Shah,
DaiWai M. Olson,
Xin Zhao,
Wenqin Pan,
Cheryl Bushnell,
Eric D. Peterson
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.625392
Subject(s) - medicine , warfarin , atrial fibrillation , clopidogrel , aspirin , antithrombotic , stroke (engine) , odds ratio , cardiology , population , acute coronary syndrome , confidence interval , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Current American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines identify warfarin use as a class IA indication in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and ischemic stroke (IS) or transient ischemic attack (TIA). However, few studies have examined factors associated with long-term antithrombotic therapy use in IS/TIA patients with AF.

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