Stroke Background information for medical media outside the US only This selection gives an overview on background material for Stroke available on the Boehringer Ingelheim corporate website.

Press Releases

• 14 May 2008PRoFESS® Results Announced at XVII European Stroke Conference
• 31 May 2007New research confirms the benefit of extended-release dipyridamole plus ASA for preventing recurrent stroke in low- and high-risk patients
• 26 January 2007Largest-ever stroke registry confirms safety of Actilyse® thrombolysis treatment for acute ischaemic stroke
• press release archive

Documents

• Backgrounder: Aggrenox® - PDF (29 KB)
• Backgrounder: PRoFESS® - PDF (45 KB)
• Backgrounder: Stroke - PDF (105 KB)
• Annual Report 2007: Page 60 - PDF (4.9 MB)

Related Links

• Focus on Clincal Research - interactive animation
• Landmark study: PRoFESS®
• Research & Development

External Links

• Boehringer Ingelheim Global Clinical Trials website
• About Stroke - The Stroke Forum
• The PRoFESS® clinical trial website