What do systematic reviews say?

Anticoagulant vs control

Summary of findings table ‐ Anticoagulant probably leads to lower recurrent ischaemic or unknown stroke during treatment period compared with control (moderate certainty).

• Anticoagulants for acute ischaemic stroke 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.75 [0.65, 0.88]
  12 studies · 21665 participants
  Moderate