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ischemic stroke prevention trial
Clinical trials for prevention of ischemic stroke.
Management:
- medical management appears superior to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty & stenting
Specific
asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (ACAS) study
CEA vs CAS (CREST) trial
ESPIRIT study
ESPS-2 study
Prevention Regimen For Effectively avoiding Second Strokes (PRoFESS) study
Stenting versus Aggressive Medical Therapy for Intracranial Arterial Stenosis
Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) trial
Warfarin Aspirin Recurrent Stroke Study (WARSS)
General
clinical trial
References
Ovbiagele B, In: Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine &
Board Review, Marina Del Ray, CA, Sept 29-Oct 2, 2004