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A stroke happens when blood flow to the brain stops. There are two different kinds of stroke. The most common is an ischemic stroke, caused by a blood clot that blocks a blood vessel or artery in the brain. The other, less common, is a hemorrhagic stroke, caused when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures and spills blood into the surrounding tissue. Brain cells in the area begin to die, either because they stop getting the oxygen and nutrients they need to function, or they are killed by the rupt... 
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Clopidogrel, which is often prescribed under the brand name Plavix ® (clopidogrel bisulfate; produced by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Synthelabo), is a potent oral antiplatelet agent often used in the treatment of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease.
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Stroke as related to Clopidogrel
- Clopidogrel: Information from Answers.com
Clopidogrel Brand names: Plavix® Chemical formula: Drug Forms: Clopidogrel tablets (below) Clopidogrel Bisulfate Oral tablet Español: Tabletas de
- clopidogrel bisulfate (Plavix) Drug Information on ...
Read about clopidogrel bisulfate (Plavix) a drug to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and to treat peripheral vascular disease and claudication. Plavix is an anti ...
- Stroke Trials Registry
The Stroke Trials Registry is a continuously updated registry of randomized clinical trials in stroke and cerebrovascular disease.
- Aspirin and Clopidogrel for Secondary Stroke Prevention?
: Is there any evidence to support this combination? ... Attack or Ischaemic Stroke) trial is studying the combination of aspirin plus clopidogrel vs clopidogrel ...
- Stroke and the statistics of the aspirin/clopidogrel ...
Stroke and the statistics of the aspirin/clopidogrel secondary ... strokes as the addition of aspirin to clopidogrel in CURE. or the difference between ...
- Stroke: clopidogrel decreased any stroke, MI or death ...
Stroke: clopidogrel decreased any stroke, MI or death compared with aspirin. ... There was no clear difference in combined MI, stroke and fatal events. ...
- Aspirin and clopidogrel compared with clopidogrel alone after ...
Aspirin and clopidogrel compared with clopidogrel alone after recent ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack in high-risk patients (MATCH) ...
- Aspirin and Clopidogrel in the Acute Treatment of Ischemic ...
Aspirin and Clopidogrel in the Acute Treatment of Ischemic Stroke ... Because the majority of persons survive ischemic stroke, there is a need for a broader armamentarium of ...
- Stroke: Part I. A Clinical Update on Prevention - May 1, 1999 ...
Treatment of isolated systolic hypertension prevents stroke and is generally well tolerated. ... The monthly cost of clopidogrel in a dosage of 75 mg per day is currently about ...
- ClotCare: Aspirin and Clopidogrel in Stroke/TIA
Adding low dose aspirin (75mg daily) to clopidogrel in 3,759 high risk patients with a recent stroke or TIA failed to show any benefit when compared to 3,781 patients ...
- The Risks and Safety of Clopidogrel in Pediatric Arterial ...
The Risks and Safety of Clopidogrel in Pediatric Arterial Ischemic Stroke ... Clopidogrel is the alternative antiplatelet medication when aspirin is not tolerated or fails. ...
- Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate)
PLAVIX, proven to help protect against future heart attack or stroke. Click for safety and prescribing information. ... PLAVIX (clopidogrel bisulfate) 75mg tablets ...
- Combination therapy falls short of noninferiority vs clopidogrel
Results of a secondary stroke-prevention trial show that the combination of aspirin and ... after a stroke, aspirin, aspirin plus dipyridamole, and clopidogrel are options for ...
- Platelet Function Under Aspirin, Clopidogrel, and Both After ...
Platelet Function Under Aspirin, Clopidogrel, and Both After Ischemic Stroke ... stroke and incompletely suppressed by treatment with aspirin, clopidogrel, or both. ...
- PLAVIX® (clopidogrel bisulfate): For patients with Peripheral ...
PLAVIX (clopidogrel bisulfate) helps reduce risk of heart attack or stroke in P.A.D. patients. Click for safety and prescribing information.
- Is aspirin plus dipyridamole as effective as clopidogrel for ...
Is aspirin plus dipyridamole as effective as clopidogrel for preventing recurrent stroke? Sacco RL, Diener HC, Yusuf S, et al, for the Prevention ...
- NEJM -- Aspirin and Extended-Release Dipyridamole versus ...
Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine -- Aspirin and Extended-Release Dipyridamole versus Clopidogrel for Recurrent Stroke
- FASTER: Clopidogrel plus aspirin
Results of the pilot-phase FASTER trial suggest the addition of clopidogrel to aspirin administered within 24 hours of a transient ischemic attack or minor stroke is ...
- ACTIVE A: Clopidogrel, aspirin prevented stroke in high-risk ...
ACTIVE A: Clopidogrel, aspirin prevented stroke in high-risk patients with AF ... Connolly also reported a reduction in stroke severity from 3.3% per year to 2.4% per year ...
- Prevention of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke - August 1, 2007 ...
Clopidogrel is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for ... Clopidogrel has also been studied in combination with aspirin for the prevention of recurrent stroke. ...
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