Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. Antiplatelet treatment is one of treatment strategies in secondary stroke prevention for patients with non-cardioemoblism etiology. However, a concerning issue is that wide interindividual variability in P2Y12 antagonist, especially clopidogrel. The rate on-treatment high platelet reactivity (HPR) can be as high as in one-third of patients with standard dose of clopidogrel( i.e. 75mg), and HPR has been noted in those who received other P2Y12 antagonists, such as ticagrelor and prasugrel. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the safety and potential therapeutic effect of individualized treatment of antiplatelet in secondary prevention in a cohort of patients with non-cardioembolic ischemic strokes.
To investigate the therapeutic effect of individualized treatment of antiplatelet in secondary prevention of ischemic stroke.