Systematic Reviews of Treatments for the Prevention of Stroke

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for preventing strokes.
Reviewed December 2010

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Title:   Cilostazol versus aspirin for secondary prevention of vascular events after a stroke of arterial origin
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Stroke is a public health problem. As lower and middle income countries make rapid economic progress they face the additional health burden of diseases of affluence like stroke and heart attacks. Unlike heart attack, stroke is a disease caused by more t...
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants for hypertension
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Daily aspirin reduces the incidence of heart attacks to a small degree, but increases the incidence of major bleeding events to a similar degree in patients treated for high blood pressure who have not had a prior stroke or heart attack. In patients wit...
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Physical methods for preventing deep vein thrombosis in stroke
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   After a stroke, blood clots can form in the veins of the legs (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT). These clots can break off and be carried in the blood stream to the heart and lungs (causing pulmonary embolism). This can be life threatening. Although antico...
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   Thienopyridine derivatives versus aspirin for preventing stroke and other serious vascular events in high vascular risk patients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Most strokes and heart attacks are caused by a blood clot blocking the blood supply to part of the brain (to cause stroke) or to the heart (to cause a heart attack). Aspirin prevents blood clots forming, and it can reduce the risk of a further heart att...
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Interventions in the management of serum lipids for preventing stroke recurrence
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is evidence of a reduction in subsequent serious vascular events from statin therapy in patients with a history of ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). Studies have shown that interventions for reducing either total serum choleste...
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Carotid endarterectomy for carotid stenosis in patients selected for coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People who have coronary artery disease requiring coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery often have narrowing of other arteries. If the carotid artery, the artery carrying blood to the brain, is narrow (called carotid stenosis), this may increase t...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Chuanxiong preparations to prevent stroke in people at high risk of stroke
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Stroke is a major healthcare problem. It is one of the leading causes of death and serious long-term disability. Prevention of stroke is considered to be an important strategy. Some Traditional Chinese Medicines are used to try and prevent stroke becaus...
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Dipyridamole for preventing stroke and other vascular events in patients with vascular disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Patients with symptoms of arterial disease have a high risk of getting a (possibly fatal) stroke or heart attack (myocardial infarction). Antiplatelet therapy with drugs like aspirin prevents blood clotting and reduces the risk of strokes, heart attacks...
Date:   Oct 2006
Title:   Angioplasty for intracranial artery stenosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is insufficient evidence to support the use of angioplasty for intracranial artery stenosis. Narrowing of the arteries inside the skull is a significant cause of stroke. Medical treatment for prevention consists of the control of risk factors such...
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Oral anticoagulants versus antiplatelet therapy for preventing further vascular events after transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke of presumed arterial origin
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is no evidence that blood thinning treatment (anticoagulation) is better than aspirin for preventing stroke in people with a normal heart rhythm. People who have a stroke due to a blockage of an artery have a higher risk of having another, possibl...
Date:   Feb 2005
Title:   Anticoagulants for preventing stroke in patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation and a history of stroke or transient ischaemic attack
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Anticoagulants are beneficial and safe for preventing a second stroke in people with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation and recent cerebral ischaemia. Nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation (NRAF) is a heart rhythm disorder commonly found in patients who have h...
Date:   Aug 2003
Title:   Eversion versus conventional carotid endarterectomy for preventing stroke
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is not enough evidence to decide the best way to do the operation of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) to prevent stroke. The carotid artery is one of the main arteries in the neck supplying blood to the brain. A blockage in the artery can cause a stro...
Date:   May 2003
Title:   Antiplatelet therapy for preventing stroke and other vascular events after carotid endarterectomy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Patients with narrowing of one of the major blood vessels to the brain, the internal carotid artery, are at risk of stroke. The surgical operation to remove the narrowing (carotid endarterectomy) can reduce the long-term risk of stroke. Drugs such as as...
Date:   Apr 2003

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