Aspirin ticagrelor combo reduces stroke, death risk in TIA patients: NEJM
USA: Ticagrelor-aspirin versus aspirin alone reduced the risk of the composite of stroke or death within 30 days in patients with mild-to-moderate acute noncardioembolic ischemic stroke or TIA, finds a recent study. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, further found that the incidence of disability did not differ significantly between the two groups and severe bleeding was more frequent with ticagrelor.
Previous studies have evaluated the use of clopidogrel and aspirin for stroke prevention after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke. Ticagrelor was not found to be better than aspirin in preventing death or vascular events after stroke or TIA. The effect of the combination of ticagrelor and aspirin has not been studied well.
S. Claiborne Johnston, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, and colleagues assessed the safety and efficacy of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and ticagrelor compared with aspirin alone among patients with acute noncardioembolic ischemic stroke.
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