Background And Purpose: This meta-analysis systematically reviewed randomized controlled trials comparing aspirin plus dipyridamole with aspirin alone in patients with stroke and TIA to determine the efficacy of these agents in preventing recurrent cerebral and systemic vascular events.
Methods: We performed separate analyses of the incidences of stroke alone and composite outcome of stroke, myocardial infarction, or vascular death. We also performed two subset analyses, planned a priori, to examine effect size based on trials using (1) exclusively immediate-release and (2) predominantly extended-release dipyridamole.