One part applies to me. I may have to see a doctor and explain to him/her why this research needs to be read in detail to prevent my next stroke.
Unique Experiences with Intercontinental Trials in Stroke - Part II
Authors
H. J. M. Barnett1, John (Jack) Coleman Laidlaw1
1University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAbstract
Supported by the Canadian Medical Research Council we performed a
randomized trial extending from Newfoundland to British Columbia. With
others a number of observations showed that aspirin will reduce stroke.
With National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke support we
learned who would benefit and not from surgery in these stroke
threatened carotid diseased patients. We evaluated the upper limits of
acceptability of complications beyond which harm was done. Amassing this
large data base of approximately 5000 individuals, followed for five
years, previously unknown carotid phenomena were observed: 1. Ischemic
stroke occurs in patients with prolapsing mitral valves; 2. There is
risk of stroke in patients with residual thrombi in the occluded stump
of the carotid artery; 3. We detected a lower risk than expected in
patients with nearly occluded carotid arteries. We support the
contention of Yusuf and Cairns' that Canada needs to give more financial
support to purely clinical research. It pays off !
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