Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke in a Pandemic of the New Coronavirus Infection COVID-19: Paradigms and Collisions

Acute cerebrovascular accidents are the third leading cause of death and disability in the world. Effective strategies for the prevention of recurrent vascular accidents include the elimination of all risk factors, including new coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Secondary prevention strategies should be the same for all patients with ischemic stroke and TIA. Effective strategies to prevent recurrent vascular accidents include reducing the risk associated with hypertension (high systolic blood pressure), elevated lipid levels, diabetes (high fasting plasma glucose), smoking, low physical activity, unhealthy diets, and abdominal obesity (high weight body). In a pandemic, it is advisable to pay attention to the groups of drugs that have an antithrombotic effect (dipyridamole).