Oral anticoagulants and non-cardioembolic stroke prevention Journal Articles

abstract

• 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.

authors

• Schachter, Michael E
• Tran, Huyen A
• Anand, Sonia

status

• published 

publication date

• February 2008

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• Administration, Oral (MeSH)
• Anticoagulants (MeSH)
• Cardiovascular System & Hematology (Science Metrix)
• Evidence-Based Medicine (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Ischemic Attack, Transient (MeSH)
• Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors (MeSH)
• Practice Guidelines as Topic (MeSH)
• Risk Assessment (MeSH)
• Secondary Prevention (MeSH)
• Stroke (MeSH)
• Treatment Outcome (MeSH)

published in

• Vascular Medicine  Journal

keywords

• Administration, Oral
• Anticoagulants
• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Humans
• Ischemic Attack, Transient
• Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
• Practice Guidelines as Topic
• Risk Assessment
• Secondary Prevention
• Stroke
• Treatment Outcome

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/1358863x07086191

PubMed ID

• 18372441

start page

• 55

end page

• 62

volume

• 13

issue

• 1