The international surgical journal with global reach

This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Antiplatelet therapy vs anticoagulation therapy in cervical artery dissection. The Cervical Artery Dissection in Stroke Study (CADISS) Randomized Clinical Trial final results. JAMA Neurol 2019; 76: 657-664.

Published: 2nd September 2019

Authors: Markus HS, Levi C, King A, Madigan J, Norris J, et al. for the et al.

Conclusion

Some 250 patients were randomized. The overall rate of recurrent stroke at one year was 2.5 per cent, with no difference between the medications.

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