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Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Age ≥ 60 years or: Age 50-59 years plus at least one of the following additional risk factors for stroke: a) Mild to moderate heart failure, i.e. NYHA Class ≤ 3 with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 40% as documented by e.g. echocardiogram, radionuclide or contrast angiogram in the last 6 months b) Diabetes mellitus (either type 1 or type 2) c) Hypertension requiring medical treatment with antihypertensive medication d) Patent foramen ovale3 with no interventional occlusion planned e) Prior stroke or TIA (before index stroke) f) CHA2DS2-VASc score ≥ 3 (see Appendix 10.1) The rest of the information is registered in the protocol
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Modified Rankin Scale of >4 at time of randomization or inability to swallow medications. 2. Major risk cardioembolic source of embolism such as: a. intracardiac thrombus as evidenced by transthoracic or transesophageal echocardiography, b. paroxysmal1, persistent or permanent AF, c. atrial flutter, d. prosthetic cardiac valve (mitral or aortic, bioprosthetic or mechanical), e. atrial myxoma f. other cardiac tumors, g. moderate or severe mitral stenosis, h. recent (< 4weeks) MI, i. valvular vegetations, or j. infective endocarditis. 3. Any indication that requires treatment with an anticoagulant as per Investigator`s judgment The rest of the information is registered in the protocol
Countries
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Korea South, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United States
Contacts
INVENTIV HEALTH CLINICAL PERU S.A