Article Commentary: “Effects of oral anticoagulation in people with atrial fibrillation after spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage (COCROACH)”
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) are both related to age and have high risk of morbidity and mortality. Data from the Dijon Stroke registry in Franc e showed 21.9% of patients with first-ever ICH had AF at a mean age of presentation around 75 years. All forms of spontaneous ICH with concomitant AF are at high risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), and the observed risk is even more than what is predicted through the CHA2DS2-VASc score. However, most trials to date