Effects of clinical and laboratory variables and of pretreatment with cardiovascular drugs in acute ischaemic stroke: A retrospective chart review from the GIFA study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 318-322

  Tuttolomondo, Antonino ^a   Di Sciacca, Riccardo ^a   Di Raimondo, Domenico ^a   Pedone, Claudio ^b   La Placa, Sergio ^a   Pinto, Antonio ^a   Licata, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pretreatment; Prognosis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLUCOSE; HEPARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHARLSON INDEX; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HODKINSON ABBREVIATED MENTAL TEST; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL TEST; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 80052741233     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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