Cilostazol and isosorbide mononitrate, two widely available drugs that have beneficial effects on endothelial function, appear to improve functional and cognitive outcomes when used in patients who ...

Aspirin combined with the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel is no better than aspirin alone for stroke prevention in people with a history of lacunar strokes, and the combination carries a greater risk of ...

Lacunar infarcts are a frequent type of stroke caused mainly by cerebral small-vessel disease. The effectiveness of antiplatelet therapy for secondary prevention has not been defined. The participants ...

September 4, 2012 — Adding clopidogrel to aspirin in patients with a recent lacunar stroke does not reduce the risk for stroke recurrence, was associated with an unanticipated increase in mortality, ...

Two cheap and common drugs could be re-purposed as the first specific treatment for people who experience a type of stroke linked to nearly half of all dementias, according to the results of new ...

DALLAS -- Drugs that improve endothelial function appeared promising for people with lacunar strokes resulting from small vessel disease (SVD), according to LACI-2 study findings that pave the way for ...

Scientists have identified new genetic clues in people who've had small and often apparently 'silent strokes that are difficult to treat and a major cause of vascular dementia, according to research ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between type 1 and type 2 diabetes and risk of stroke subtypes in women. Research Design and Methods: We followed 116,316 women aged 30 ...