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Neurology Research International
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2019
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Tab 1
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Research Article
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.