Some specific ischemic stroke subtypes, such as lacunar stroke, may not benefit from long-term combination aspirin and clopidogrel therapy.

Comment . Although short-term dual antiplatelet therapy may eventually prove to benefit specific populations with very high stroke risk, the SPS3 trial definitively establishes that lacunar stroke ...

Lacunar strokes were the most common type of recurrent ischemic stroke (71%) and occurred with essentially equal frequency in both groups. Dual antiplatelet therapy significantly increased the risks ...

About 500,000 Britons a year are affected by lacunar strokes, which cause a small hole deep within the brain. Share or comment on this article: Most watched News videos.