Secondary Prevention after Ischemic Stroke.

Furie, Karen L; Kelly, Peter J · N Engl J Med · 2026

review · Level V

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Abstract

The risk of recurrent ischemic stroke can be reduced by managing modifiable risk factors and instituting a regimen of mechanism-specific secondary stroke prevention. Strategies for secondary prevention should be instituted as early as possible. Poststroke monitoring of risk metrics, lifestyle behaviors, and medication recommendations is of key importance.

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