Current Strategies of Secondary Prevention After a Cerebrovascular Event
Author(s) -
Wolfgang Lalouschek,
Wilfried Lang,
M Müllner
Publication year - 2001
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/hs1201.099891
Subject(s) - medicine , aspirin , clopidogrel , dipyridamole , stroke (engine) , atrial fibrillation , etiology , logistic regression , secondary prevention , cohort , odds ratio , cardiology , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering
Oral anticoagulation (OAC) and antiplatelet drugs are effective in the secondary prevention of ischemic cerebrovascular events. Only few data exist about the factors influencing the choice of a specific therapy for secondary prevention in patients with a recent stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA).
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