Handbook of Stroke Prevention in Clinical Practice

This concise survey of stroke and stroke prevention contains all the up-to-date resources that a physician needs everyday in the office to assess and treat patients at high risk of stroke. The authors isolate the individual areas where intervention can help reduce stroke risk, provide background data on the major risk factors (hypertension, lipids, diabetes, tobacco, and alcohol), and offer practical advice on lifestyle issues, such as diet, vitamin use, and exercise. Among the therapies fully discussed are lipid management, antithrombotic therapy, hormonal therapy, stenting, and angioplasty.

Contents: Epidemiology of Stroke Eric E. Smith and Walter J. Koroshetz Subtypes of Ischemic Stroke John Sims and Walter J. Koroshetz Hypertension As a Risk Factor for Stroke: Epidemiology of Blood Pressure Risks and Evidence for Treatment Benefit Donald M. Lloyd-Jones and Christopher J. O'Donnell Evaluation and Management of Hyperlipidemia for Stroke Prevention Mehmet Akif Topcuoglu, Ferdinando S. Buonanno, and Peter J. Kelly Diabetes Maria Wormack and Ferdinando S. Buonanno Tobacco and Alcohol Mehmet Akif Topcuoglu and Karen L. Furie Diet, Obesity, and Physical Activity Karen L. Furie. Stroke Prevention With Antiplatelet Therapy, Dominick J. H. McCabe, Peter J. Kelly, and J. Philip Kistler Hormonal Therapy MingMing Ning, Karen L. Furie, Jan L. Shifren, and J. Philip Kistler Stroke Due to Large Artery Atherosclerosis Karen L. Furie, Stelios M. Smirnakis, Walter J. Koroshetz, and J. Philip Kistler Craniocervical Endovascular Stenting and Angioplasty Cenk Ayata and Guy Rordorf Cardiac Embolism Karen L. Furie, Aneesh B. Singhal, and J. Philip Kistler Cryptogenic Emboli and Other Elusive Causes of Stroke Stelios M. Smirnakis and Walter J. Koroshetz Less Common Causes of Ischemic Stroke Raul G. Nogueira and Aneesh B. Singhal Perioperative Stroke Risk Assessment and Management David M. Greer and Ferdinando S. Buonanno Serum Biomarkers in Prediction of Stroke Risk and Outcome Rachel Farrell and Peter J. Kelly Genetic Susceptibility and Early Stratification of Stroke Risk Peter J. Kelly and Karen L. Furie Index