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Does aspirin or sodium warfarin prevent recurrence of ischemic episodes in patients with TIA or stroke associated with mitral valve prolapse?
Does aspirin or sodium warfarin prevent recurrence of ischemic episodes in patients with TIA or stroke associated with mitral valve prolapse?
Aspirin and sodium warfarin may be effective in preventing recurrent ischemic events in patients with TIA or stroke associated with mitral valve prolapse.
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May suggest antithrombotic benefit in mitral valve prolapse-related ischemia; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice.
Eight patients with transient ischemic attacks, and three with partial nonprogressive strokes associated with mitral valve prolapse, are reported. No other etiology for their ischemic events was found. Only one episode of ischemia recurred on aspirin treatment, whereas none recurred on sodium warfarin therapy.
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