PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Drugs to prevent vascular events after stroke
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.2005.43753
DP  - 2005 Jul 01
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 53--56
VI  - 43
IP  - 7
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/43/7/53.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/43/7/53.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull2005 Jul 01; 43
AB  - Relevant BNF section: 2Around 120,000 people per year in the UK have a first stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA).1 After a first stroke, about one third of people die within 1 year, and survivors remain at high risk of further vascular events (e.g. stroke myocardial infarction, vascular death).1 The 10-year risk of a major vascular event following minor stroke or TIA is 44%.2 Here we consider which drugs should be used to reduce such risks.