Anticoagulant-induced intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH): resuming anticoagulation
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Anticoagulant-induced intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH): resuming anticoagulation. This has a low thrombotic risk. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Resuming anticoagulation without mechanical heart valve
- This has a low thrombotic risk
- Delay anticoagulation for at least 4 weeks
- The greatest benefit-risk balance is a delay of 7-8 weeks
Resuming anticoagulation with mechanical heart valve
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Indications for early resumption of anticoagulation
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Risk factors for re-bleeding on resuming anticoagulation
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Indications for antiplatelets instead of resuming anticoagulation
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References
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- Hemphill JC 3rd, Greenberg SM, Anderson CS, et al; American Heart Association Stroke Council; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Clinical Cardiology. Guidelines for the Management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke 2015; 46:2032-2060.
- Tomaselli GF, Mahaffey KW, Cuker A, et al. 2017 ACC expert consensus decision pathway on management of bleeding in patients on oral anticoagulants: a report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision Pathways. J Am Coll Cardiol 2017; 70:3042-3067.
- Pennlert J, Overholser R, Asplund K, et al. Optimal timing of anticoagulant treatment after intracerebral hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation. Stroke 2017; 48:314-320.
- AlKherayf F, Xu Y, Westwick H, Moldovan ID, Wells PS. Timing of anticoagulant re-initiation following intracerebral hemorrhage in mechanical heart valves: survey of neurosurgeons and thrombosis experts. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2017; 154:23-27.
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