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Restarting anticoagulation after intracranial hemorrhage

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Decisions regarding resumption of anticoagulation are difficult in patients who present with a warfarin-associated intracranial hemorrhage and also have atrial fibrillation or a prosthetic heart valve. Current guidelines suggest waiting 1–2 weeks on average, but new research suggests that the optimal time to restart anticoagulation could be much later.

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E. B. Marsh is the recipient of an NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke R25 training grant on an associated topic, which will assist in funding some of her salary support.

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Marsh, E., Gottesman, R. Restarting anticoagulation after intracranial hemorrhage. Nat Rev Neurol 7, 130–132 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2011.6

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