Eicosapentaenoic Acid as long‐term secondary prevention after ischemic stroke

Abstract BackgroundIt is sometimes difficult to choose anti‐thrombotic agents for secondary prevention in stroke patients at high bleeding risk. Recently, Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) was reported to reduce the recurrence of stroke in hypercholesterolemic patients without increasing hemorrhagic risk....

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Main Authors: Taizen Nakase, Masahiro Sasaki, Akifumi Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-12-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40169-015-0062-5