Stroke despite treatment with blood thinners: causes and outcomes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Ischemic stroke despite oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation; Circulatory System

• Registration Number: ISRCTN48292829
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Hospital of Bern

Brief Summary

2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35396339/ (added 11/04/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2021-03-01
• Study Start: 2021-07-23
• Last Update Posted: 25 April 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2946

Inclusion Criteria

Patients presenting with imaging proven ischemic stroke who had nonvalvular atrial fibrillation known before stroke onset and were on oral anticoagulant treatment at stroke onset

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with mechanical heart valves and those without information on anticoagulant treatment at stroke onset

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified