The
Acute Stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack
Treated with Aspirin or Ticagrelor and Patient
Outcomes (SOCRATES) trial was designed to
compare ticagrelor with aspirin with regard to
their effectiveness for the prevention of major
vascular events (a composite of stroke [ischemic
or hemorrhagic], myocardial infarction, or death)
over a period of 90 days in the treatment of patients
with acute cerebral ischemia