Risks and benefits of clopidogrel-aspirin in minor stroke or TIA: Time course analysis of CHANCE

Conclusions:
Clopidogrel–aspirin treatment may have a benefit of reducing stroke risk outweighing the potential risk of increased bleeding especially within the first 2 weeks compared with aspirin alone in patients with minor stroke or TIA.

Clinicaltrials.gov identifier:
NCT00979589.

Classification of evidence:
This study provides Class II evidence that for patients with minor stroke or TIA, the reduction of stroke risk from clopidogrel plus aspirin within the first 2 weeks outweighs the risk of bleeding compared with aspirin alone.

Source: Neurology - May 15, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Pan, Y., Jing, J., Chen, W., Meng, X., Li, H., Zhao, X., Liu, L., Wang, D., Johnston, S. C., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., On behalf of the CHANCE investigators Tags: All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Clinical trials Randomized controlled (CONSORT agreement) ARTICLE Source Type: research