May 24, 2016.
According to a study published in The Lancet, treating a patient with aspirin after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or after a minor stroke would reduce the risk of having another stroke by 70 to 80%.
Avoiding serious strokes with aspirin
What if aspirin could prevent strokes? Strokes are often preceded by small accidents, which are less dangerous, but which should not be treated lightly. According to the study published in the journal New England Journal of Medicine, the risk of having a stroke in the three months following a TIA is around 12 to 20%. It is therefore important to be able to identify them in order to treat them better.
And according to a study published in the scientific journal The Lancet, taking aspirin immediately after these minor accidents may reduce your risk of having a stroke much more serious, even fatal, from 70 to 80%.
Detect TIAs to better treat them
” Our study confirms the interest and effectiveness of emergency treatment after a transient ischemic attack Explains Professor Peter Rothwell, lead author of the study and stroke specialist at the University of Oxford. ” People with sudden neurological events should be encouraged to take a 300 mg dose of aspirin even before receiving medical attention. “. ” This would greatly reduce the risk of major stroke in the days or weeks that follow. He adds.
15,000 to 30,000 strokes could be avoided each year in France if patients took transient ischemic attacks seriously. If you have language or vision problems, loss of balance, difficulty moving a limb, or even difficulty speaking, do not hesitate, go to the emergency room, you are certainly doing a AIT.
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