Abstract
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and risks of early versus late initiation of oral anticoagulation (vitamin K antagonists or NOACs) in people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation-related ischaemic stroke.
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MeSH terms
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Anticoagulants* / administration & dosage
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Anticoagulants* / therapeutic use
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Atrial Fibrillation* / complications
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Atrial Fibrillation* / drug therapy
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Humans
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Ischemic Stroke* / drug therapy
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Ischemic Stroke* / etiology
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Ischemic Stroke* / prevention & control
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Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Stroke / complications
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Stroke / etiology
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Stroke / prevention & control
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Systematic Reviews as Topic
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Time Factors
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Time-to-Treatment
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Vitamin K / antagonists & inhibitors