Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation
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Several clinical trials have tested the potential utility of emergent anticoagulation for acute ischemic stroke. ⋯ These results suggest that most patients with acute stroke should not be treated with unfractionated heparin or other rapidly acting anticoagulants after stroke. Prevention of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism among bedridden patients is the only established indication for early anticoagulation after acute ischemic stroke.