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Drug Combo Cuts Stroke Risk After TIA
A simple combination of two anti-clotting drugs, clopidogrel and aspirin, can cut the risk of a stroke in patients who have already experienced a mini-stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). This was the result of a phase 3 clinical trial conducted in China with the help of a US physician who says it could change the standard of care in the US. The investigators report their findings in the 26 June online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM. The trial took place at several sites in China and was designed in partnership with S...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Risk Of Stroke Effectively Reduced By Simple 2-Drug Combination
Results of a Phase III clinical trial showed that a simple drug regimen of two anti-clotting drugs - clopidogrel and aspirin- lowered the risk of stroke by almost one-third, compared to the standard therapy of aspirin alone, when given to patients who had minor or transient stroke symptoms to prevent subsequent attacks. Described this week in the New England Journal of Medicine (July 4, 2013 print issue), the clinical trial was conducted at multiple sites in China and designed in partnership with a physician at UC San Francisco...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
CYP2C19 gene variants undermine clopidogrel stroke prevention
The first look at CYP2C19 mutations in the context of a randomised controlled trial has confirmed suspicions that they affect the efficacy of clopidogrel in patients with acute stroke.
Source: MedWire News - June 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Dual Antiplatelet Therapy With Cilostazol Cuts Recurrent Stroke Dual Antiplatelet Therapy With Cilostazol Cuts Recurrent Stroke
New results show cilostazol plus aspirin or clopidogrel reduced recurrent stroke rate by half over aspirin or clopidogrel alone in high-risk stroke patients without increased bleeding.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Pharmacogenomics in Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease Pharmacogenomics in Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease
This review provides an overview of the genetic variants that influence individual responses to aspirin, clopidogrel, warfarin, and statins and the clinical implications for stroke patients.Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Short Course of Aspirin, Clopidogrel Cuts Stroke RiskShort Course of Aspirin, Clopidogrel Cuts Stroke Risk
Brief combination therapy reduces recurrent stroke over aspirin alone, without increasing bleeding risk, CHANCE trial results show. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Aspirin plus drug reduces stroke risk
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Stroke patients or those with a transient ischemic attack who added Plavix to aspirin had less risk of second stroke, U.S. and Chinese researchers say.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug Combo May Reduce Risk of Second Stroke
After small or mini-stroke, aspirin plus Plavix tied to lower odds of another event
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Blood Thinners, Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - June 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Clopidogrel Contribution to Fracture Risk in Stroke 'Minor'Clopidogrel Contribution to Fracture Risk in Stroke 'Minor'
The increased fracture risk associated with the stroke itself far exceeds that associated with clopidogrel, new research indicates. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Clopidogrel Plus Aspirin Promising in Stroke PreventionClopidogrel Plus Aspirin Promising in Stroke Prevention
For preventing stroke after TIA, are 2 drugs better than 1? Medscape Neurology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Commentary Source Type: news
Prasugrel Fails to Show Noninferiority to Clopidogrel in Stroke Prasugrel Fails to Show Noninferiority to Clopidogrel in Stroke
Despite being a more potent antiplatelet agent, prasugrel failed to show noninferiority to clopidogrel in reducing vascular events in stroke patients in a new phase 3 trial.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Ticagrelor for Stroke: Encouraging Results in Platelet Study Ticagrelor for Stroke: Encouraging Results in Platelet Study
Ticagrelor was associated with a lower rate of high on-treatment platelet reactivity than clopidogrel in Asian patients who had had a minor stroke or high-risk TIA in the PRINCE trial.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
POINT: Success at Last for Dual Antiplatelet After Stroke, TIA POINT: Success at Last for Dual Antiplatelet After Stroke, TIA
A combination of clopidogrel plus aspirin reduced major ischemic events vs aspirin alone in patients with minor ischemic stroke or high-risk TIA in this long-awaited trial.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Adding Clopidogrel to Aspirin Therapy Reduces Risk of Second Stroke
Source: American Heart Association
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Blood Thinners, Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Clot Buster Safe for Stroke Patients on Blood Thinners
Fears that giving tPA to those taking aspirin or Plavix might raise risk of brain bleeds largely unfounded, researchers say
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Blood Thinners, Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - March 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
