PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gupta, Rishi
AU  - Krieger, Derk W.
TI  - Preventing ischemic stroke: Choosing the best strategy
DP  - 2005 May 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 433--444
VI  - 72
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/5/433.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/5/433.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2005 May 01; 72
AB  - Many questions remain about specific strategies to prevent first or subsequent stroke: Do statins prevent stroke? Which antithrombotic drugs are best? What is the best way to treat carotid stenosis? We review current evidence on drug therapy and surgical options, addressing key stroke risk factors: ie, hypertension, atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, patent foramen ovale, aortic stenosis, and carotid stenosis.