Atrial fibrillation is a major cause of ischemic stroke, but is aspirin a major help for stroke prevention or not?

The study concluded that aspirin appears to reduce stroke in patients with nonvalvular AF similar to its effect in other high-risk patients.

Nonvalvular AF (NVAF) is associated with a 5-fold increase in risk of ischemic stroke and accounts for 15% to 20% of all strokes. 2 Healthcare utilization associated with AF is substantial due, at ...

Discussion In this large cohort of patients with nonvalvular AF, we assessed the real‐world effectiveness and safety of dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban, comparing each agent with warfarin.