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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;59(6):861-865.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2020.04.024. Epub 2020 Apr 27.

New Data and the Covid-19 Pandemic Mandate a Rethink of Antiplatelet Strategies in Patients With TIA or Minor Stroke Associated With Atherosclerotic Carotid Stenosis

A R Naylor  1 , D J H McCabe  2
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Editorial

New Data and the Covid-19 Pandemic Mandate a Rethink of Antiplatelet Strategies in Patients With TIA or Minor Stroke Associated With Atherosclerotic Carotid Stenosis

A R Naylor et al. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Antiplatelet therapy; Carotid endarterectomy; Covid-19.

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Algorithm detailing suggestions re timing, dose and duration of antiplatelet agents in the early phase after onset of an ischaemic TIA or minor ischaemic stroke. CEA = carotid endarterectomy; CAS = carotid artery stenting; ASAP = ‘as soon as possible’; MR = modified release; OD = once daily; BD = twice daily.
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