Open AccessDoes low-dose acetylsalicylic acid prevent stroke after carotid surgery? A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial.
Author(s) -
Bengt Lindblad,
Nils H. Persson,
R Takolander,
David Bergqvist
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.24.8.1125
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , carotid endarterectomy , anesthesia , stroke (engine) , randomized controlled trial , placebo group , surgery , endarterectomy , carotid arteries , mechanical engineering , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
The aim of this randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was to evaluate whether neurological deficits could be prevented with low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) as an adjunct to carotid endarterectomy.
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