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?
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Would you consider adding an anti-platelet to anticoagulation in a patient with A fib and concurrent atherosclerotic disease if there are recurrent events that could be related to the ICAD?
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Neurology · Harvard Medical School
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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...
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