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Health Encyclopedia: Stroke Prevention
Prevention
Forty percent of patients who have had a stroke or TIA will suffer a subsequent stroke within 5 years. In 2006, the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association released guidelines for preventing a second stroke. These guidelines recommend::
Quit Smoking. Also avoid exposure to second-hand smoke.
Maintain Weight. People should aim for a BMI index of 18.5 to 24.9. In people who are obese, reducing weight to this level can reduce the risk for stroke by 15% in men and 22% in wom...
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High Blood Pressure and Stroke: How Does One Effect the Other?
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert...and stop smoking. In some cases medications such as aspirin are used to prevent blood cells... Read more »
Aspirin: A New Look at an Old Friend
By HeartHawk , Health ExpertLike most of you, I take aspirin daily, 162.5mg (it used to be 325 until my stomach... Read more »
What Do the New Heart Health Guidelines Mean for You?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...mean, and does every woman now have to start taking aspirin or put in an emergency call for... Read more »
Take Vitamin B-complex, C and E for High Blood Pressure
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert...negative side effects. Patients under medication of aspirin, steroids and nonsteroidal... Read more »
Diabetes And Stroke
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...diabetes. I do know some people with diabetes take aspirin to lower their risk of stroke. Low... Read more »
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Stroke Medications
...Antiplatelets prevent clotting by blocking the accumulation of platelets. An antiplatelet drug -- most often aspirin -- is given within 48 hours of an ischemic stroke and continued in low doses as... Read more »High Blood Pressure: Classes of Medications
...progression of kidney disease, in addition to controlling blood pressure.Doctors sometimes avoid giving aspirin to patients who are taking ACE inhibitors due to concerns that this drug combination... Read more »Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Medications
...or tenecteplase, is typically given by IValong with heparin, an anticoagulant drug. (Heparin, like aspirin, cannot destroy existing blood clots but can prevent clots from reforming after they are... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Other Medications
...excessive drops in blood pressure, and allergic reactions. In the past, doctors sometimes avoided giving aspirin to patients who were taking ACE inhibitors because the combination was believed to... Read more »Medications for Congestive Heart Failure
...(ARBs)Beta blockersDiureticsAldosterone blockersDigitalisHydralazine and nitratesStatinsNesiritide (Natrecor)AspirinACE InhibitorsAngiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are among the most... Read more »Images
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