A 67-year-old woman with minor ischemic stroke (NIHSS 2) presents 6 hours after onset. She is not a candidate for IV thrombolysis. What antiplatelet s...

Question

A 67-year-old woman with minor ischemic stroke (NIHSS 2) presents 6 hours after onset. She is not a candidate for IV thrombolysis. What antiplatelet strategy is recommended now?

Accepted Answer

Aspirin plus clopidogrel for 21 days, then single antiplatelet

Answer

Aspirin alone indefinitely

Answer

Clopidogrel alone for 90 days

Answer

Aspirin plus clopidogrel for 6 months

Answer

Aspirin plus ticagrelor for 1 year

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Ischemic Stroke Secondary Prevention

A 67-year-old woman with minor ischemic stroke (NIHSS 2) presents 6 hours after onset. She is not a candidate for IV thrombolysis. What antiplatelet strategy is recommended now?