کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2915151 1575534 2008 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
What Does ‘Best Medical Therapy’ Really Mean?
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی کاردیولوژی و پزشکی قلب و عروق
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What Does ‘Best Medical Therapy’ Really Mean?
چکیده انگلیسی

Carotid disease is like any other atherosclerotic manifestation, a condition, which may induce thrombosis, in this case with subsequent cerebral ischemia. Carotid endarterectomy has proven effective in preventing ipsilateral stroke, however, the studies pro-viding the evidence were conducted before the use of statins, newer antiplatelet and antihypertensive drugs, and at a time when less emphasis was on lifestyle modification. Therefore, it is likely that, not only would all patients with carotid stenosis benefit from modern medical treatment, in addition, some patients could have similar risk reduction to that of endarterectomy, were these effective preventive drugs used systematically, as recommended, in this patient group.This article reviews the evidence that is available concerning medical therapy for patients with carotid stenosis, with special emphasis on antiplatelet and statin therapy. An example on how this treatment may be organised is given.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2008, Pages 139–144
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