Aspirin and hemorrhagic stroke.

Aspirin and hemorrhagic stroke.

Risk of hemorrhagic stroke with aspirin use: an update.

BACKGROUND Low-dose aspirin is an important therapeutic option in the secondary prevention of myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic stroke, especially in light of its unique cost-effectiveness and widespread availability. In addition, based on the results of a number of large studies, aspirin is also widely used in the primary prevention of MI. This review provides an update of the available ...

Evaluation of hemorrhagic infarction in stroke patients

Background: Hemorrhagic Transformation of Infarct (HTI) is an important finding which has been reported mainly in cardio embolic strokes . Although clinical status of the patients is not often deteriorated , however decision making for anticoagulation is difficult in HTI patients. The goal of this survey was to determine the prevalence and the cause of HTI in patients in the Vali Asr hospi...

Aspirin and stroke severity.

Aspirin and Stroke Severity To the Editor: Ricci et al are to be congratulated on an important study that provides further insight into the association (or lack thereof) between previous aspirin therapy and baseline stroke severity.1 Their very large multicenter prospective study certainly has several strengths. However, we are not convinced that based on this study, one can “conclude reliably ...

Aspirin and stroke.

In this issue of Stroke, Kronmal and colleagues report the intriguing finding that in a cohort of elderly people, self-selection for aspirin use was associated with increased risks of ischemic stroke in women and hemorrhagic stroke in men and women. The authors are commendably cautious in their interpretation of the findings and raise the possibility of confounding by reasons for aspirin use as...