Changes in pre-hospital management of vascular risk factors among patients admitted due to recurrent stroke in Poland from 1995 to 2013.
CONCLUSIONS: Our data indicate a clear overall improvement of secondary stroke prevention. However, persistent use of antithrombotic drugs and tobacco smoking after the first ischemic stroke is constantly suboptimal.
PMID: 27482236 [PubMed]
Source: Archives of Medical Science - Category: Journals (General) Tags: Arch Med Sci Source Type: research
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