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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Transient ischaemic attack"”.
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Developing A Model of People’s Needs After Transient Ischaemic Attack
Transient ischaemic 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 …
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An assessment of diagnosis and prognostication in cardioembolic transient ischaemic attack and ischaemic stroke
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and ischaemic stroke is a heterogeneous disease with more than 150 known causes with different profiles of vascular risk factors and recurrence risk. Cardioembolic events account for approximately a third of incident stroke. The aim of my thesis has been to assess …
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Reducing uncertainty: an exploratory study of people's treatment decisions after transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke
… about people's responses to the impact of a transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke on their health status and future risk of stroke. In this thesis my aims are: to explore how the experience of TIA or minor stroke affects people's perception of their health and their uptake of health …
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Delay in accessing healthcare after transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke : the role of primary care in the problem and the solution
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and minor stroke are associated with a high risk of recurrent stroke which can be predicted with a clinical rule and reduced with urgent treatment. Delay in accessing assessment and vascular risk factor modification should therefore be as short as possible, yet …
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Blood Pressure Variability and Ambulatory Arterial Stiffness Index in Predicting Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events
… cardiovascular events (MACE), including stroke, transient ischaemic attack, acute coronary syndrome and cardiovascular (CV) death. However, the prognostic value of AASI and BPV in the same population has not been previously investigated. Aim: To assess the relationship between BPV, AASI and MACE. …
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Characterisation of clinical and anatomical substrates in risk stratification and management of atrial fibrillation and ischaemic stroke
Atrial fibrillation and ischaemic stroke are dual epidemics in society, both associated with poor clinical outcomes, patient disability and significant healthcare expenditure. The conditions are interrelated with a complex causal association appreciated between atrial fibrillation and stroke …
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Imaging atherosclerotic plaque inflammation with [18F]- fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
… FDG-PET imaging was performed in patients with transient ischaemic attack. FDG accumulated within carotid plaques, with significantly more FDG being taken up into symptomatic plaques than contralateral asymptomatic lesions. Finally, a rabbit model of atherosclerosis was established to …
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Factors associated with variation in secondary prevention medication use after stroke
… 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 cholesterol, medications to lower …
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Stroke liaison workers for patients and carers
… areas. The first is the risk of stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) recurrence and risk factor modification through lifestyle change. The second is the area of psychosocial problems post stroke. Both these areas may be addressed by a single intervention, and it is that potential …
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prehospital emergency care for stroke/transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) and implications for future policy and service delivery
… a fundamental role in managing acute stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA), with the minimisation of prehospital delays critical to the stroke chain of survival. The COVID-19 pandemic led to worldwide restrictions, resulting in significant societal changes, including alterations to …
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Vascular contributors to cognitive impairment and dementia: insights from existing data
… with around 18 years of cognitive ageing, while transient ischaemic attack is associated with 3 years of ageing. I then turn to asymptomatic cerebrovascular disease, finding that individuals with small vessel disease or ‘silent’ stroke have a 55% increased risk of developing dementia compared to …
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Stroke Prevention Rehabilitation Intervention Trial of Exercise (SPRITE): a randomised feasibility and pilot study: a randomised feasibility and pilot study
… value of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after 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 …
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Prevention of stroke: risk stratification and targeted and novel therapies
… diagnostic recognition in those with suspected transient ischaemic attack (TIA) was successfully developed and has the ability to reduce the referral of those without cerebrovascular disease to busy TIA clinics. The score was developed on data from 3216 patients and included 9 clinically useful …