Family Medicine Update: Effect of addition of clopidogrel to aspirin on subdural hematoma: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Effect of addition of clopidogrel to aspirin on subdural hematoma: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

After coronary artery stenting, adding clopidogrel to aspirin therapy about doubles the risk of a subdural hematoma. The absolute risk of a subdural hematoma in patients on clopidogrel and aspirin was estimated in this study to be 1.1 events per 1000 patient years. (Int J Stroke. 2014 Dec 3.)