Long-term, telephone-based follow-up after stroke and TIA improves risk factors: 36-month results from the randomized controlled NAILED stroke risk factor trial

Long-term, telephone-based follow-up after stroke and TIA improves risk factors: 36-month results from the randomized controlled NAILED stroke risk factor trial

Abstract Background Strategies are needed to improve adherence to the blood pressure (BP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level recommendations after stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA). We investigated whether nurse-led, telephone-based follow-up that included medication titr...

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Main Authors: Joachim Ögren, Anna-Lotta Irewall, Lars Söderström, Thomas Mooe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Stroke
TIA
Secondary prevention
Modifiable risk factors
Blood pressure
Cholesterol
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-018-1158-5

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