Two-Year Recurrence After First-Ever Stroke in a General Population of 1.4 Million Japanese Patients  - The Shiga Stroke and Heart Attack Registry Study.

CONCLUSIONS: Two-year cumulative recurrence rate after first-ever stroke remained high, particularly among patients with ischemic stroke, in the present population-based registry study in a real-world setting in Japan. Further intensive secondary prevention strategies are required for these high-risk individuals. PMID: 32350232 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Circulation Journal - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Circ J Source Type: research