Description
Book SynopsisSociety-sanctioned guidelines are valuable tools, but accessing key information can be a daunting task. This book illuminates a clear path to successful application of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines. Organized for fast reference, this new volume helps practitioners improve patient care.
Table of ContentsContributors vii
Preface xi
Classification of Recommendations and Level of Evidence Table xiii
Part I Overview Topics 1
1 Stroke Epidemiology 3
George Howard and Virginia J. Howard
2 Stroke Systems 11
Soojin Park and Lee H. Schwamm
3 Primordial and Primary Prevention of Stroke 23
Nikolaos I.H. Papamitsakis and Robert J. Adams
4 Treatment of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke 35
Harold P. Adams, Jr.
5 Intracerebral Hemorrhage 53
Opeolu Adeoye and Joseph P. Broderick
6 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 65
Jonathan L. Brisman and Marc R. Mayberg
7 Prevention of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke 85
Jose G. Romano and Ralph L. Sacco
8 Post-Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery 100
Pamela Woods Duncan, Danielle Blankenship, and Nicol Korner-Bitensky
Part II Special Topics 113
9 Stroke in Women 115
Cheryl D. Bushnell
10 Stroke in Black Patients 129
Fernando D. Testai and Philip B. Gorelick
11 Stroke in Children 142
Gabrielle A. deVeber
12 Coagulopathy and Stroke 152
Mark Chan, Richard C. Becker, Svati H. Shah, and Steven R. Levine
13 Genetics of Stroke 170
Natalia Rost and Jonathan Rosand
14 Surgical and Interventional Treatment for Carotid Disease 186
Kumar Rajamani and Seemant Chaturverdi
15 Intracranial Atherosclerosis 195
Farhan Siddiq, Burhan Z. Chaudhry, and Adnan I. Qureshi
16 Patent Foramen Ovale 206
Marco R. Di Tullio and Shunichi Homma
17 Vascular Cognitive Impairment 219
José G. Merino and Vladimir Hachinski
18 Stroke Outcome Assessments 233
Linda Williams
Other Statements Published in 2008 245
Index 247
COI Table 261
A companion website: www.wiley.com/go/strokeguidelines, will keep you informed of new and updated guidelines.
