Extracranial atherosclerosis and cerebrovascular disease. Minimizing the risk of stroke.
Extracranial atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease is a risk factor for myocardial infarction and stroke. Asymptomatic patients with evidence of disease may benefit from modification of risk factors for stroke (ie, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and cigarette smoking). Symptomatic patients with focal brain ischemia may benefit from antiplatelet therapy, anticoagulation, and surgery in addition to modification of risk factors.
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Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts.
D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors