Prevention of stroke: Antihypertensives, cholesterol-lowering drugs, antithrombotics, anticoagulation, carotid surgery, and stenting
Antihypertensive drugs are very effective in secondary stroke prevention. More important than the choice of a class of antihypertensives is to achieve the systolic and diastolic blood pressure targets (<140/90 mmHg in nondiabetics and < 130/80 mmHg in diabetics). In many cases, this requires a...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Hamdan Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.hamdanjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2227-2437;year=2018;volume=11;issue=1;spage=2;epage=12;aulast=Brainin |