Prevention of Stroke
- 1 February 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Postgraduate Medicine
- Vol. 57 (2), 91-97
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1975.11713966
Abstract
Once the patient at high risk of stroke is identified, measures can be instituted to lower the risk. In hypertensive patients, the goal is control of blood pressure. In patients with occlusive arterial disease, either anticoagulation or surgery may be the treatment of choice.Keywords
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