Stroke Prevention in Clinical Practice

Comprised of short chapters written in a succinct and bulleted style, with clear diagrams and figures to illustrate where appropriate, Stroke Prevention in Clinical Practice is ideal for the busy doctor looking for a comprehensive pocket-sized guide to the everyday management of transient ischaemic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baker, Daryll M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 2008.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • The Significance Of Stroke
  • Identifying Patients at Risk of Ischemic Stroke
  • Investigating Patients at Risk of Stroke
  • Reducing the Risk of Stroke by Reducing Embolic Events
  • Antiplatelet Therapy
  • Reducing Cardioembolic Events
  • Reducing Cervical Vessel Embolic Events
  • Reducing the Risk of Stroke by Modifying Atherosclerotic Risk Factors
  • Managing Hypertension
  • Managing Diabetes
  • Managing Hyperlipidemia
  • Reducing the Risk of Stroke by Modifying Life Style
  • Identifying Other Atherosclerotic Diseases
  • Managing Lacunar Infarcts
  • Reducing the Risk of Stroke by Reducing Procoagulant (Thrombotic) Risk Factors
  • Managing Procoagulant Thrombotic States
  • Reducing the Risk of Stroke from Other Causes
  • Managing Central Nervous System Vasculitis
  • Managing Stroke in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Patients
  • Thyroid Diseases and Stroke
  • Prevention of Other Cardiovascular Events in Cerebrovascular Patients
  • Management of Silent Myocardial Ischemia in Stroke Patients.