Evaluation and management of transient ischemic attack: An important component of stroke prevention

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 310-318

  Nguyen Huynh, Mai N ^a   Johnston, S Claiborne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; ATORVASTATIN; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DIURETIC AGENT; EPROSARTAN; HEPARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOSARTAN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NITRENDIPINE; PLACEBO; SIMVASTATIN; TICLOPIDINE; WARFARIN;

BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG FATALITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STENT; STROKE; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34249859450     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: 17434300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0889     Document Type: Review

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