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Antithrombotic medication for stroke prevention
Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy , 10/20/09

Weimar C et al. – The authors conclude that aspirin, clopidogrel or dipyridamol–aspirin are the cornerstone therapies in patients with noncardioembolic stroke. More potent antiplatelet drugs or the combination of aspirin and clopidogrel prevent more ischemic events but also lead to more bleeding complications. For secondary stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation, oral anticoagulation is more effective than aspirin or the combination of aspirin and clopidogrel.

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Differences Between Ischemic Stroke Subtypes in Vascular Outcomes Support a Distinct Lacunar Ischemic Stroke Arteriopathy. A Prospective, Hospital-Based Study
Stroke, 11/09/09 Relevance Score: 93%

Oral anticoagulant therapy safely prevented stroke in older patients with atrial fibrillation
Evidence-Based Medicine, 10/26/09 Relevance Score: 93%

Ischemic stroke and hyperhomocysteinemia: truth or myth
Acta Neurologica Belgica, 10/21/09 Relevance Score: 93%

Advancing the hypothesis that geographic variations in risk factors contribute relatively little to observed geographic variations in heart disease and stroke mortality
Preventive Medicine, 10/16/09 Relevance Score: 93%

Prevention and management of stroke in very elderly patients
The Lancet Neurology, 10/15/09 Relevance Score: 93%