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Stroke Prevention in the Very Elderly 797then discuss how this advice should differ if the person were frail, demented, or functionally dependent. Primary PreventionEpidemiological and RCT data would suggest that the top priorities for primary prevention of stroke in very elderly people would be treatment of hypertension, anticoagulation for those in AF, and stopping smoking (Table 1).There is no good reason to change our usual advice on diet, physical activity, and avoiding obesity.Although we have good evidence not to recommend low-dose aspirin, there are data to support the routine use of statins and influenza vaccination for the very elderly.
Richard I. Lindley (Thu,) studied this question.