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The studies are organized according to lifestyle intervention, hypertension, lipid levels, glucose control, antiplatelet therapy, acute coronary syndromes, and revascularization.
The guidelines of the European Stroke Initiative defined modern best medical therapy in stroke prevention as follows: (11) Level 1 evidence * Maintain blood pressure at or less than 140/90 (130/80 in diabetics) * Statin therapy * Reduce heavy alcohol consumption * Antiplatelet therapy * Avoid hormone replacement therapy in women.
We found that this population could be risk-stratified, so that people at high risk of bleeding could receive less aggressive anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy while those at low risk could receive full-dose therapy," says study co-author Brian F.
 
 
 
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