A 62-year-old with prior ischemic stroke is on aspirin 81 mg daily. He has no cardioembolic source. What is the recommended long-term antithrombotic s...

Question

A 62-year-old with prior ischemic stroke is on aspirin 81 mg daily. He has no cardioembolic source. What is the recommended long-term antithrombotic strategy?

Accepted Answer

Continue single antiplatelet therapy

Answer

Switch to warfarin with INR 2-3

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Dual antiplatelet therapy indefinitely

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Add rivaroxaban 2.5 mg BID to aspirin

Answer

Stop antithrombotic therapy

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Ischemic Stroke-Secondary Prevention

A 62-year-old with prior ischemic stroke is on aspirin 81 mg daily. He has no cardioembolic source. What is the recommended long-term antithrombotic strategy?