Interventional and New Approaches to Stroke Prevention
Therapies Friday, June 7th, 2013Stroke. June 1, 2013
Stroke-related mortality in the United States fell by nearly 35% between 1999 and 2008. Arguably, the reduction was largely the result of reduced stroke incidence, a reflection of improved prevention.1 Consistent with this observation, the failures of several recent secondary stroke prevention trials were, in part, attributable to lower than historically expected event rates in their medically treated control groups.2
Preventive care is advancing, including the introduction of potentially safer and more effective alternatives for existing therapies. Read more
