Recent Vitamin K Antagonist Use and Intracranial Hemorrhage After Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Mac Grory B, Holmes D, Matsouaka R, Shah S, Chang C, Rison R, Jindal J, Holmstedt C, Logan W, Corral C, Mackey J, Gee J, Bonovich D, Walker J, Gropen T, Benesch C, Dissin J, Pandey H, Wang D, Unverdorben M, Hernandez A, Reeves M, Smith E, Schwamm L, Bhatt D, Saver J, Fonarow G, Peterson E, Xian Y. Recent Vitamin K Antagonist Use and Intracranial Hemorrhage After Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke. JAMA 2023, 329: 2038-2049. PMID: 37338878, PMCID: PMC10282891, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.8073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of sICHSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageVitamin K antagonistsAcute ischemic strokeSecondary end pointsEndovascular thrombectomyVKA useIschemic strokeHospital mortalityEnd pointIntracranial hemorrhageOral vitamin K antagonistsVitamin K antagonist useGuidelines-Stroke programPrior VKA usePrimary end pointObservational cohort studyLarge vessel occlusionRisk of complicationsAmerican Heart AssociationUse of anticoagulantsSignificant differencesHospital presentationSICH riskAntagonist use