January 1, 1998Cerebrovascular Diseases
One Year after CAPRIE, IST and ESPS 2
Why the study?
Does early antiplatelet therapy prevent stroke recurrence in patients with stroke?
Structured PICO
Does early antiplatelet therapy prevent stroke recurrence in patients with stroke?
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Population
Patients with stroke (based on discussion of stroke medicine and secondary stroke prevention)
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Intervention
Early and continuous antiplatelet therapy
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Outcome
Early stroke recurrence and its consequenceshard clinical
This review highlights the safety and efficacy of early antiplatelet therapy over early anticoagulation for secondary stroke prevention.
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports early antiplatelet preference in acute stroke; leaves open confirmatory RCTs on timing and agents.
Cite This Study
Graeme J. Hankey (1998) studied this question.