The prevention of ischemic stroke with antithrombotic drugs

Current antithrombotic drugs reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack and death from vascular causes by 25 % in patients with cerebral ischemic events resulting from disease of small or large cerebral arteries. In the primary prevention, Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) reduces the risk of stroke by 19 % i...

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Main Authors: Denis Perko, Marjan Zaletel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2012-02-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/561