post stroke | versus No demonstrated result for efficacy dicoumarol inferior to placebo in terms of Major extracranial haemorrhage in Nat-Coop, 1962 | 2 trials | meta-analysis | | Trial | control | p<0.05 | harm | NS |
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Howard, 1963 | dicoumarol vs placebo | | | Deaths from any cause 1.00 [0.24; 4.18] Vascular deaths 1.00 [0.24; 4.18] Symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage NaN [NaN; NaN] Major extracranial haemorrhage NaN [NaN; NaN] | Nat-Coop, 1962 | dicoumarol vs placebo | Non-fatal stroke/intracranial haemorrhage or vascular death 0.73 [0.54; 1.00] | Major extracranial haemorrhage 10.51 [2.50; 44.16] | Recurrent ischaemic/unknown stroke 0.56 [0.26; 1.20] Symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage 2.23 [0.58; 8.51] Any recurrent stroke or symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage 0.63 [0.36; 1.08] Myocardial infarction 0.76 [0.31; 1.90] |
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Howard, 1963 | dicumarol, TP 15 to 25% of normal (n=-9) vs. placebo (n=-9) | | single-blind Parallel groups Sample size: -9/-9 Primary endpoint: FU duration: 1 year | Nat-Coop, 1962 | heparin 50 mg 4-hourly iv then dicumarol, Quick test 15% to 25% of control (n=-9) vs. placebo (n=-9) | | single-blind Parallel groups Sample size: -9/-9 Primary endpoint: FU duration: 13 months |
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