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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Stroke prevention"”.
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Examining the relationship between American Heart Association stroke prevention strategies and the incidence of recurrent stroke in large urban stroke prevention and neurology clinics
Stroke remains a leading cause of death and disability, imposing a significant burden on survivors and healthcare systems. Despite established guidelines by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, adherence to secondary stroke prevention strategies remains a challenge. This …
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Knowledge and practices of stroke survivors regarding secondary stroke prevention, Khomas region, Namibia
Secondary stroke occurs in approximately one third of stroke survivors within five years thus it is a major public health concern. Secondary stroke occurrences largely represent failed secondary prevention. There is paucity of study evidence on stroke survivor knowledge and practices regarding …
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Stroke Prevention Rehabilitation Intervention Trial of Exercise (SPRITE): a randomised feasibility and pilot study: a randomised feasibility and pilot study
… a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or‘minor’ stroke is untested despite these conditions sharing similar pathology and risk factors to coronary heart disease.<br/><br/>Aims:<br/>To develop and test the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial of a novel home-based rehabilitation …
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Shared Decision-Making to Improve Uptake of and Adherence with Oral Anticoagulation Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Initial Clinical Evaluation of a Web-Based Patient Decision Aid
Stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) remains a persistent clinical challenge, primarily due to suboptimal uptake and long-term adherence to oral anticoagulant (OAC) therapy. Despite the established benefits of OACs in reducing stroke risk, many patients do not initiate …
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Impact of Hydroxyurea on Neurocognitive Function and Quality of Life in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia
… including a substantially increased risk of stroke during childhood. Neurocognitive deficits and poor health-related quality of life (HRQL) are also well recognized. Early screening for stroke risk with Transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) and initiation of monthly red blood cell …
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Factors associated with variation in secondary prevention medication use after stroke
Stroke is an important cause of death and disability. Once a person has had a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA), they have a high chance of having another, and this risk can be reduced by taking stroke prevention medications. Medications to prevent recurrent stroke include statins to lower …
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Stroke risk factors, outcomes and models of stroke care in a culturally and linguistically Diverse (CALD) elderly population.
Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and disability worldwide. The majority of stroke patients are elderly. Advanced age, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, smoking and heavy alcohol drinking are the major risk factors. Treatment of modifiable risk factors is an …
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SOCIOECONOMIC BURDENS IN STROKE CARE AND MEASURES TO INCREASE AGENCY IN A REALM OF LIMITED AUTONOMY
… status. This is an obvious problem in stroke prevention, which requires patients to eat healthy, maintain adherence to medications, and exercise, among other things. As social determinants of health limit a patient’s ability to act on these recommendations, health care workers are …
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When working towards an optimised Carotid stenting procedure does patient, procedural and pharmacological selection impact on outcome.
Carotid intervention for stroke prevention in the form of carotid artery stenting has been performed in clinical trials since the beginning of the 1980’s. Improvements in the operative technique and pharmacology used during the procedure have reduced complication rates since stenting began. Long …
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Epidemiology of stroke and its subtypes in Chinese populations
… populations have been reported to have a higher stroke incidence as well as different stroke epidemiology compared with white populations. However, reliable comparisons have been precluded by a lack of methodologically robust studies. I aimed to systematically evaluate the incidence of stroke, …
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Developing A Model of People’s Needs After Transient Ischaemic Attack
… attack (TIA) is a condition which is typified by stroke symptoms that resolve quickly and completely. It could be expected that patients’ needs following TIA would be limited to secondary stroke prevention strategies. However, in clinical practice, it has been observed that people appear to have …
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Dietary outcomes from the V-STOP Stroke Program
… video teleconference Self-Management to Prevent Stroke (V-STOP) Program was assessed. Veterans at community based outpatient clinics that serve the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center were taught portion control, how to read food labels, and principles of the Dietary Approaches to …
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Prevention of stroke: risk stratification and targeted and novel therapies
Stroke is a common disorder with dire consequences for the patient and for society and will increase in prevalence over the coming years. Following stroke, many patients unfortunately suffer a further stroke, and recurrent strokes account for approximately 25% of the total. Considerable scope …