Antiplatelets in stroke prevention: the MATCH trial. Some answers, many questions and countless perspectives.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_35314
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Antiplatelets in stroke prevention: the MATCH trial. Some answers, many questions and countless perspectives.
Journal
Cerebrovascular Diseases (basel, Switzerland)
Author(s)
Bezerra D.C., Bogousslavsky J.
ISSN
1015-9770 (Print)
ISSN-L
1015-9770
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2005
Volume
20 Suppl 2
Number
Suppl. 2
Pages
109-118
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Multicenter Study ; Randomized Controlled Trial
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Antiplatelet drugs have an established efficacy in the secondary prevention of ischemic stroke. The recent results of the CAPRIE, CURE, and CREDO studies formed the rationale for the MATCH, designed to test whether the association of clopidogrel and aspirin was better than clopidogrel alone for the prevention of vascular events among high-risk ischemic cerebrovascular patients. Although the benefits were outweighed for a higher bleeding risk in the combination group, this study will provide important insight for upcoming trials in other to determine what populations might mostly benefit from these drugs for the secondary prevention of stroke in the future.
Keywords
Age Factors, Aged, Aspirin/adverse effects, Aspirin/therapeutic use, Cerebrovascular Disorders/complications, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Hemorrhage/chemically induced, Humans, Ischemic Attack, Transient/complications, Male, Middle Aged, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/adverse effects, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/therapeutic use, Recurrence/prevention & control, Risk Factors, Stroke/epidemiology, Stroke/prevention & control, Ticlopidine/adverse effects, Ticlopidine/analogs & derivatives, Treatment Outcome
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