Indications for early aspirin use in acute ischemic stroke : A combined analysis of 40 000 randomized patients from the chinese acute stroke trial and the international stroke trial. On behalf of the CAST and IST collaborative groups.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Long-term daily aspirin is of benefit in the years after ischemic stroke, and 2 large randomized trials (the Chinese Acute Stroke Trial [CAST] and the International Stroke Trial [IST]), with 20 000 patients in each, have shown that starting daily aspirin promptly in patients...

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Main Authors: Chen, Z, Sandercock, P, Pan, H, Counsell, C, Collins, R, Liu, L, Xie, J, Warlow, C, Peto, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2000