Rates of major bleeding and intracranial hemorrhage are similar for apixaban and dabigatran versus aspirin, while rates are ...

which can alter blood levels of the anticoagulant. Antiplatelet medications have their own set of potential interactions. Combining aspirin with other NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen, can increase the ...

Patients with self-reported aspirin nonuse and without a purchase of a prescription antiplatelet medication ... initiation), the primary indication for anticoagulation, CPAS monitoring, the ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis estimating the differences in bleeding risks between therapeutic-dose non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) and single antiplatelet therapy (aspirin) found ...

In a systematic review and meta-analysis of trials of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants vs. single antiplatelet therapy, ...

Further trials comparing aspirin with newer anticoagulants (dabigatran, apixaban and rivaroxaban) are necessary to assess the role of each agent in stroke prevention in patients with AF.