Open AccessEffects of Clopidogrel Added to Aspirin in Patients with Recent Lacunar Stroke
Author(s) -
Oscar R Benavente,
Robert G Hart,
Leslie A McClure,
Jeffrey M Szychowski,
Christopher S Coffey,
Lesly A Pearce
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1204133
Subject(s) - medicine , clopidogrel , aspirin , lacunar stroke , stroke (engine) , cardiology , platelet aggregation inhibitor , ischemic stroke , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Lacunar infarcts are a frequent type of stroke caused mainly by cerebral small-vessel disease. The effectiveness of antiplatelet therapy for secondary prevention has not been defined.
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