Antiplatelet medications are the centerpiece of most secondary prevention regimens in ischemic stroke. Three therapies are commonly used for this purpose: aspirin, clopidogrel, and a combination ...

Establishing a safe and effective medical regimen for the prevention ... in stroke, when compared with placebo. However, the incidence of major hemorrhage was higher in the clopidogrel group ...

Description: The goal of the trial was to evaluate the effect of intensive lipid-lowering therapy with atorvastatin compared with placebo among patients with prior stroke or transient ischemic ...