Ischemic stroke despite oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation Circulatory System
Conditions
Interventions
This retrospective observational study will determine the most probable cause of stroke according to one of the following categories:
(a) competing stroke etiology other than atrial fi
(b) medication error or (c) treatment failure (neither (a) nor (b)).
The study will examine the characteristics of patients stratified to these categories, as well as the subsequent p
Sponsors
University Hospital of Bern
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
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
Exclusion criteria: Patients with mechanical heart valves and those without information on anticoagulant treatment at stroke onset
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured using patient records: 1. Recurrent ischemic stroke at 3 months 2. Intracranial hemorrhage at 3 months 3. All-cause death at 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
Germany, Switzerland, United States of America
Contacts
Public ContactAlexandros Polymeris
Outcome results
None listed