Recently, in a systematic review and meta-analysis, Kolmos et al found that the rates of recurrent ischemic stroke seem unchanged over time.
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This is disappointing, especially as the benefits of secondary prevention have become
more and more recognized over the recent decades. Possibly, this knowledge has not
been materialized in practice everywhere. However there are promising results from
Sweden.Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: September 14, 2021
Accepted:
August 31,
2021
Received:
August 6,
2021
Footnotes
Cover title: Recurrent ischemic stroke.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106098
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