Guidelines for prevention of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Council on Stroke: co-sponsored by the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention: the American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline.

Abstract	The aim of this new statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based recommendations on the prevention of ischemic stroke among survivors of ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. Evidence-based recommendations are included for the control of risk factors, interventional approaches for atherosclerotic disease, antithrombotic treatments for cardioembolism, and the use of antiplatelet agents for noncardioembolic stroke. Further recommendations are provided for the prevention of recurrent stroke in a variety of other specific circumstances, including arterial dissections; patent foramen ovale; hyperhomocysteinemia; hypercoagulable states; sickle cell disease; cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; stroke among women, particularly with regard to pregnancy and the use of postmenopausal hormones; the use of anticoagulation after cerebral hemorrhage; and special approaches for the implementation of guidelines and their use in high-risk populations.
Authors	Ralph L Sacco, Robert Adams, Greg Albers, Mark J Alberts, Oscar Benavente, Karen Furie, Larry B Goldstein, Philip Gorelick, Jonathan Halperin, Robert Harbaugh, S Claiborne Johnston, Irene Katzan, Margaret Kelly-Hayes, Edgar J Kenton, Michael Marks, Lee H Schwamm, Thomas Tomsick, American Heart Association, American Stroke Association Council on Stroke, Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention, American Academy of Neurology
Journal	Stroke (Stroke) Vol. 37 Issue 2 Pg. 577-617 (Feb 2006) ISSN: 1524-4628 [Electronic] United States
PMID	16432246 (Publication Type: Guideline, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Topics	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Alcohol Drinking Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal (pharmacology) Blood Pressure Brain Ischemia (diagnosis, epidemiology) Clinical Trials as Topic Comorbidity Coronary Disease (diagnosis, epidemiology, prevention & control) Diabetes Complications (pathology) Female Humans Hypertension (pathology) Ischemic Attack, Transient (diagnosis, epidemiology, pathology) Male Middle Aged Obesity (pathology) Prevalence Risk Risk Assessment Risk Factors Risk Reduction Behavior Smoking Stroke (prevention & control) United States

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