January 1, 2005Cerebrovascular Diseases
Antithrombotic Management after an Ischemic Stroke in French Primary Care Practice: Results from Three Pooled Cross-Sectional Studies
Population
4,322 patients with an ischemic stroke seen in French primary care, including 765 with atrial fibrillation…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
Gaps in recommended antithrombotic therapy after stroke warrant clinical attention; leaves open whether targeting sex disparities improves uptake.
Structured PICO
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Population
4,322 patients with an ischemic stroke (out of 14,544 with atherothrombotic disease) seen in French primary care, including 765 with atrial fibrillation and 3,129 without atrial fibrillation.
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Intervention
Guideline-directed antithrombotic therapy (oral anticoagulants for patients with atrial fibrillation, antiplatelet drugs for patients without atrial fibrillation)
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Outcome
Proportion of patients receiving appropriate antithrombotic therapy and risk factors associated with nonuse
A significant proportion of ischemic stroke patients in French primary care, particularly those with atrial fibrillation and women without atrial fibrillation, do not receive guideline-recommended antithrombotic therapy.
Cite This Study
Touzé et al. (2005) studied this question.