New front opens in battle against stroke

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Medical scientists just vetted a potentially powerful new tool for helping prevent stroke and heart attack. In a study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers show that a drug reduced the risk of stroke or heart attack by almost a quarter in patients who had previously suffered a stroke or mini-stroke.

It's an exciting result for a drug in a new class of medication now being harnessed to prevent stroke and related cardiovascular problems, says Souvik Sen, a professor of clinical neurology at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and one of the co-authors of the study.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160225140038.htm
 
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