A 58-year-old man presents within 8 hours of a high-risk TIA (ABCD² score 5) with no hemorrhage on imaging. Which antiplatelet strategy reduces early ...

Question

A 58-year-old man presents within 8 hours of a high-risk TIA (ABCD² score 5) with no hemorrhage on imaging. Which antiplatelet strategy reduces early recurrence risk?

Accepted Answer

Aspirin plus clopidogrel for 21 days, then single agent

Answer

Aspirin 81 mg daily alone

Answer

Clopidogrel 75 mg daily alone

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Aspirin-dipyridamole combination chronically

Answer

Aspirin plus ticagrelor for 90 days

us-usmle-step-2 MCQ (SBA): High-Risk TIA/Minor Ischemic Stroke (DAPT)

A 58-year-old man presents within 8 hours of a high-risk TIA (ABCD² score 5) with no hemorrhage on imaging. Which antiplatelet strategy reduces early recurrence risk?