Pierre Amarenco: the persistent pioneer

Abstract

Pierre Amarenco, Professor of Neurology at Paris University (Paris, France), is a busy man. As well as being a prominent researcher in stroke and stroke prevention, he runs five clinics a week at which he sees patients with neurological disorders, is president of the stroke charity Vaincre l'AVC (which he set up with his wife Sophie in 2019), and has written a book for the general public on stroke prevention. Yet, at the age of 65 years, the hardworking French native has just taken on a new challenge and position. In September, 2022, Amarenco was appointed visiting professor in the Brain Health and Stroke research programme at the Population Health Research Institute (Hamilton, ON, Canada), hence, he now spends half his time in France and the other half in Canada. His work in Canada will focus on developing clinical trials in stroke. Risk of subsequent disabling or fatal stroke in patients with transient ischaemic attack or minor ischaemic stroke: an international, prospective cohort studyWe found a substantial burden of disability (mRS score of >1) at 5 years after transient ischaemic attack or minor ischemic stroke, and most predictors of this disability were modifiable risk factors. Patients who did regular physical exercise before the index event had a significantly reduced risk of disability at 5 years compared with patients who did no exercise. Full-Text PDF