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PRoFESS Fails in Preventing Second Strokes
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Posted: May 19, 2008
Results from the PRoFESS trial show dipyridamole plus aspirin failed to establish non-inferiority with clopidogrel in preventing second strokes, even though the study found little difference between the drugs in effectiveness.

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Diener HJ, et al. Presentation title: Prevention Regimen for Effectively avoiding Second Strokes (PRoFESS) Trial: Cognitive and functional outcomes after stroke. Cerebrovascular Diseases, Vol. 25, Supplement 2, 2008.
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