Consider Using TWO Antiplatelets Short-Term After a Minor Stroke or TIA

March 2019

More patients will be discharged on a SHORT course of aspirin plus clopidogrel after a minor ischemic stroke or high-risk TIA.

We know to generally use aspirin ALONE to prevent another stroke.

But you'll see growing acceptance of short-term DUAL antiplatelet therapy in these patients. It's already an option in guidelines...based on positive outcomes in Chinese patients using it for 3 weeks.

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