New Data and the Covid-19 Pandemic Mandate a Rethink of Antiplatelet Strategies in Patients With TIA or Minor Stroke Associated With Atherosclerotic Carotid Stenosis

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2020 Jun;59(6):861-865. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2020.04.024. Epub 2020 Apr 27.

Authors

A R Naylor¹, D J H McCabe²

Affiliations

¹ Leicester Vascular Institute, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK. Electronic address: ross.naylor@uhl-tr.nhs.uk.
² Department of Neurology and Stroke Service, The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Incorporating the National Children's Hospital - Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Academic Unit of Neurology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

No abstract available

Keywords: Antiplatelet therapy; Carotid endarterectomy; Covid-19.

Publication types

Editorial
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Carotid Stenosis / drug therapy*
Carotid Stenosis / epidemiology
Comorbidity
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Ischemic Attack, Transient / drug therapy*
Ischemic Attack, Transient / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics / statistics & numerical data*
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral / drug therapy*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards
Risk Assessment
SARS-CoV-2
Survival Analysis
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors