Ticagrelor and Aspirin or Aspirin Alone in Acute Ischemic Stroke or TIA

Claiborne Johnston, S.; Amarenco, Pierre; Denison, Hans; Evans, Scott; Himmelmänn, Anders; James, Stefan; Knutsson, Mikael; Ladenvall, Per; A. Molina, Carlos; Wang, Yongjun

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1916870

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Ticagrelor and Aspirin or Aspirin Alone in Acute Ischemic Stroke or TIA

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jul 15, 2020

Authors:

S. Claiborne Johnston

Pierre Amarenco

Hans Denison

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Trials have evaluated the use of clopidogrel and aspirin to prevent stroke after an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). In a previous trial, ticagrelor was not better than aspirin in preventing vascular events or death after stroke or TIA. The effect of the combination of...

Subject

Aspirin

Ticagrelor

Medicine

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