Practice Variations in the Use of Novel Oral Anticoagulants for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation-Related Stroke among Stroke Neurologists in Saudi Arabia

Table 1

Time of initiation of NOACs after nvAF-related stroke based on stroke size and location.

Area	Stroke size	NOACs initiation after stroke (n = 36)
		1–3 days (%)	4–7 days (%)	8–11 days (%)	12–14 days (%)	>14 days (%)
Any	TIA	100
Anterior circulation	Small	50.0	47.2	2.8
	Medium	2.8	38.9	30.6	27.8
	Large		2.8	2.8	27.8	66.7
Posterior cerebral artery	Small	38.9	52.8	8.3
	Medium	2.8	33.3	33.3	27.8	2.8
	Large			11.1	36.1	52.8
Cerebellum	Small	30.6	44.4	19.4	5.6
	Medium	2.8	25.0	33.3	30.6	8.3
	Large			11.1	19.4	69.4
Brainstem	Small	30.6	41.7	19.4	8.3
	Large	2.8	8.3	25.0	33.3	30.6

NOACs, novel oral anticoagulants; TIA, transient ischemic attack.