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Dual antiplatelet therapy using cilostazol for secondary prevention in patients with high-risk ischaemic stroke in Japan: a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial
Publication date: June 2019Source: The Lancet Neurology, Volume 18, Issue 6Author(s): Kazunori Toyoda, Shinichiro Uchiyama, Takenori Yamaguchi, J Donald Easton, Kazumi Kimura, Haruhiko Hoshino, Nobuyuki Sakai, Yasushi Okada, Kortaro Tanaka, Hideki Origasa, Hiroaki Naritomi, Kiyohiro Houkin, Keiji Yamaguchi, Masanori Isobe, Kazuo Minematsu, Shinya Goto, Tatsuya Isomura, Masayasu Matsumoto, Yasuo Terayama, Hidekazu TomimotoSummaryBackgroundAlthough dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel reduces early recurrence of ischaemic stroke, with long-term use this type of therapy is no longer effective and the risk of...
Source: The Lancet Neurology - May 22, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Comparison of prasugrel and clopidogrel in patients with non-cardioembolic ischaemic stroke: a phase 3, randomised, non-inferiority trial (PRASTRO-I)
Publication date: March 2019Source: The Lancet Neurology, Volume 18, Issue 3Author(s): Akira Ogawa, Kazunori Toyoda, Kazuo Kitagawa, Takanari Kitazono, Takehiko Nagao, Hiroshi Yamagami, Shinichiro Uchiyama, Norio Tanahashi, Masayasu Matsumoto, Kazuo Minematsu, Izumi Nagata, Masakatsu Nishikawa, Shinsuke Nanto, Kenji Abe, Yasuo Ikeda, PRASTRO-I Study GroupSummaryBackgroundThe effect of prasugrel in terms of the prevention of recurrence of ischaemic stroke is unknown. We investigated the non-inferiority of prasugrel to clopidogrel for prevention of ischaemic stroke, myocardial infarction, and death from other vascular causes...
Source: The Lancet Neurology - February 14, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

New aspects of stroke medicine.
Abstract Systemic thrombolysis with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) remains the only effective and approved medical treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Several studies have demonstrated the importance of rapid recanalization. The efficacy of thrombectomy has so far not been sufficiently shown in randomized clinical trials; therefore, inclusion of suitable patients in one of the currently ongoing randomized trials is of great importance. The early treatment with magnesium after acute ischemic stroke during the pre-hospital phase did not prove to be neuroprotective. Intermittent pneumatic compr...
Source: Der Nervenarzt - June 28, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Diener HC, Frank B, Hajjar K, Weimar C Tags: Nervenarzt Source Type: research

Treating lacunar strokes occurring on aspirin: Adding clopidogrel is not the simple solution
Patients who develop a new or a recurrent ischemic stroke while taking aspirin, sometimes labeled as aspirin failures, represent a considerable proportion of stroke hospital admissions. In the United States alone, almost 185,000 recurrent strokes occur each year, and approximately a third to half of them develop while on antiplatelet therapy.1
Source: Neurology - February 3, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Castilla-Guerra, L., Sacco, R. L. Tags: Stroke prevention, Prognosis, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke EDITORIALS Source Type: research

Short-term Bleeding Events Observed with Clopidogrel Loading in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients
Discussion: Contrary to our original hypothesis, patients with AIS receiving clopidogrel loading doses within 24 hours of symptom onset did not appear to experience a higher rate of new serious bleeding events during acute hospitalization when compared with patients who did not receive loading doses. The Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke trial is expected to provide insight into the safety of clopidogrel loading as an acute intervention after cerebral ischemia.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 1, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Lester Y. Leung, Karen C. Albright, Amelia K. Boehme, Joseph Tarsia, Kamal R. Shah, James E. Siegler, Erica M. Jones, Gayle R. Pletsch, Timothy M. Beasley, Sheryl Martin-Schild Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research