Mike Sharma: Adding Antiplatelets to Anticoagulation in AF Increases Harm Without Benefit
Mike Sharma, Senior Scientist at Population Health Research Institute, reposted from JAMA Neurology on LinkedIn:
”Adding antiplatelets to anticoagulation in the setting of AF results in hazard without benefit. Now we’ll established in multiple studies. Where we lack data is in short term use following a cerebrovascular event that may be atherosclerotic in origin in patients with coexisting AF.”
Quoting JAMA Neurology‘s post:
”Editorial: The ATIS-NVAF trial shows adding antiplatelet therapy to OAC in stroke patients with AF and atherosclerotic disease increases major bleeding without significant reduction in ischemic events.”
Read the full article here.
Title: Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Atherosclerosis
Authors: Richard A. Bernstein, Lauren E. Previch
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