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Anticoagulants Versus Antiplatelet Therapy for Preventing Stroke in Patients with Nonrheumatic ATrial Fibrillation and a History of Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Stroke 36:914-915, Saxena,R. &Koudstaal,P.J., 2005
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Article Abstract
In patients with NRAF and a recent nondisabling stroke or TIA, oral anticoagulants were more effective than anti-platelet agents for preventing recurrent stroke and major vascular events. However, anticoagulants were associated with a significant increase in the risk of major extracranial bleeds. These data support the routine use of oral anticoagulants in patients with NRAF and a recent nondisabling stroke of TIA.
 
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