Fig. 1

Antithrombotic medication and outcome at 90-day follow-up. A Sankey diagram of antithrombotic medication upon baseline, periprocedural, postprocedural and at discharge. B Functional outcome of stroke patients with atrial fibrillation after endovascular treatment and carotid artery stenting at 90-day follow-up (n = 82). C Comparison of functional outcome for patients discharged with dual antiplatelet therapy (n = 24) compared to patients with oral anticoagulation in addition to antiplatelet therapy (n = 29), see respective groups at ‘discharge’ in Panel A. Abbreviations: APT, antiplatelet therapy; DAPT, dual antiplatelet therapy; OAC, oral anticoagulation, HEP, therapeutic dosing of heparin; uk, unknown