Prof Hakim Dehbi
@hakdehbi.bsky.social
Prof @ucl.ac.uk. Head of statistics @UCL_CCTU. Med student @StGeorgesUni.
Interested in science, research and politics. Belgian expat in the UK.
Interested in science, research and politics. Belgian expat in the UK.
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Prof Hakim Dehbi
@hakdehbi.bsky.social
· Jun 26
Patients with atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) who have had a stroke would benefit greatly from earlier blood thinner treatment than UK guidelines recommend: new study led by Prof David Werring @uclqsion.bsky.social, Dr @hakimdehbi.bsky.social & Prof Nick Freemantle @ucl-cctu.bsky.social
Early blood-thinning treatment safe and effective for stroke patients
Patients with atrial fibrillation who have experienced a stroke would benefit greatly from earlier treatment than is currently recommended in current UK guidelines, finds a new study led by UCL resear...
www.ucl.ac.uk
Early DOAC compared to later DOAC after stroke with AF - we found that early DOAC is more beneficial !
A large meta-analysis of 4 RCTs with individual patient data.
A pleasure to lead the statistics for this great collaboration :-)
The Lancet paper:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A large meta-analysis of 4 RCTs with individual patient data.
A pleasure to lead the statistics for this great collaboration :-)
The Lancet paper:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Prof Hakim Dehbi
New UCL-led research published in @thelancet.com shows starting blood thinners within 4 days of a stroke is safe & cuts risk of another stroke by 30% for people with atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat). @uclqsion.bsky.social @hakimdehbi.bsky.social @ucl-cctu.bsky.social
Early blood-thinning treatment safe and effective for stroke patients
Patients with atrial fibrillation who have experienced a stroke would benefit greatly from earlier treatment than is currently recommended in UK guidelines, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
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June 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
New UCL-led research published in @thelancet.com shows starting blood thinners within 4 days of a stroke is safe & cuts risk of another stroke by 30% for people with atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat). @uclqsion.bsky.social @hakimdehbi.bsky.social @ucl-cctu.bsky.social
Early DOAC compared to later DOAC after stroke with AF - we found that early DOAC is more beneficial !
A large meta-analysis of 4 RCTs with individual patient data.
A pleasure to lead the statistics for this great collaboration :-)
The Lancet paper:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A large meta-analysis of 4 RCTs with individual patient data.
A pleasure to lead the statistics for this great collaboration :-)
The Lancet paper:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Patients with atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) who have had a stroke would benefit greatly from earlier blood thinner treatment than UK guidelines recommend: new study led by Prof David Werring @uclqsion.bsky.social, Dr @hakimdehbi.bsky.social & Prof Nick Freemantle @ucl-cctu.bsky.social
Early blood-thinning treatment safe and effective for stroke patients
Patients with atrial fibrillation who have experienced a stroke would benefit greatly from earlier treatment than is currently recommended in current UK guidelines, finds a new study led by UCL resear...
www.ucl.ac.uk
June 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Early DOAC compared to later DOAC after stroke with AF - we found that early DOAC is more beneficial !
A large meta-analysis of 4 RCTs with individual patient data.
A pleasure to lead the statistics for this great collaboration :-)
The Lancet paper:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A large meta-analysis of 4 RCTs with individual patient data.
A pleasure to lead the statistics for this great collaboration :-)
The Lancet paper:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...