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Does anticoagulant therapy prevent recurrent TIA or cerebral infarction in patients with prior TIA or infarction and carotid territory atherosclerosis?
Does anticoagulant therapy prevent recurrent TIA or cerebral infarction in patients with prior TIA or infarction and carotid territory atherosclerosis?
Long-term anticoagulant treatment appears to prevent recurrent events in carefully selected patients with TIA or infarction in the carotid territory.
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Supports hypothesis of benefit in selected carotid atherosclerosis patients; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Link et al. (1979) studied this question.
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