In patients with Afib on anticoagulation and concurrent intracranial atherosclerotic disease, would you consider adding an anti-platelet to anticoagulation if there are recurrent events that could be related to the ICAD?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
This is a difficult clinical situation. If the new stroke was clearly in the vascular territory related to the ICAD, I would consider adding low-dose aspirin to the anticoagulant. I would also consider using the 2.5 mg dose of apixaban as the anticoagulant to reduce the risk of major bleeding associ...