Open AccessSecondary stroke prevention: Review of clinical trials
Author(s) -
Elkind Mitchell S. V.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960271405
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , secondary prevention , clinical trial , intensive care medicine , vascular disease , anticoagulant , ischemic stroke , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Patients who experience a stroke or transient is‐chemic attack (TIA) are at high risk for subsequent vascular events, most commonly stroke. This article focuses on clinical trials examining secondary prevention of stroke and reviews the various commonly used methods of stroke prevention: surgical approaches, antihypertensive treatment, lipid‐ and cholesterol‐lowering medications, anticoagulant therapies, and antiplatelet therapies.