Clopidogrel plus aspirin versus aspirin alone for reducing embolisation in patients with acute symptomatic cerebral or carotid artery stenosis (CLAIR study): A randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint trial

• Main Authors: Wong, K.S.L., Chen, C., Fu, J., Chang, H.M., Suwanwela, N.C., Huang, Y.N., Han, Z., Tan, K.S., Ratanakorn, D., Chollate, P., Zhao, Y., Koh, A., Hao, Q., Markus, H.S., Invest, CLAIR Study
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2010
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/14729/

Background Few randomised clinical trials have investigated the use of antithrombotic drugs for early secondary prevention of stroke or transient ischaemic attack in patients with intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis. Microembolic signals, detected by transcranial doppler, are a surrogate marker of...