title: Personalized approach to primary and secondary prevention of ischemic stroke.
abstract: Primary and secondary prevention of ischemic stroke represents a significant part of stroke management and health care. Although there are official guidelines concerning stroke management, new knowledge are introduced to them with a slight delay. This article provides an overview of current information on primary and secondary prevention of ischemic stroke. It summarizes information especially in the field of cardioembolic stroke, the use of new anticoagulants and the management of carotid stenosis based on the results of recent clinical studies. The optimal approach in stroke management is to follow these recommendations, to know new strategies and to apply an individual personalized approach in our clinical decisions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Alej Svodody 80, Pilsen 304 60, Czech Republic ; Department of Neurology, University Hospital Pilsen, Alej Svodody 80, Pilsen 304 60, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Jiří
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Polívka
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Alej Svodody 80, Pilsen 304 60, Czech Republic ; Department of Neurology, University Hospital Pilsen, Alej Svodody 80, Pilsen 304 60, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Vladimír
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rohan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Alej Svodody 80, Pilsen 304 60, Czech Republic ; Department of Neurology, University Hospital Pilsen, Alej Svodody 80, Pilsen 304 60, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sevčík
authors.affiliation: Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Karlovarska 48, Pilsen 301 66, Czech Republic ; Biomedical Centre, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Karlovarska 48, Pilsen 301 66, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Jiří
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Polívka
keywords: Anticoagulation therapy; Antiplatelet therapy; Ischemic stroke; Personalized medicine; Primary prevention; Secondary prevention