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April 1, 1963Annals of Internal Medicine

Surgical and Anticoagulant Therapy of Occlusive Cerebrovascular Disease

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RSRobert G. SiekertMayo Clinic

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Clinical report evaluates therapeutic and prophylactic outcomes in occlusive cerebrovascular disease, highlighting challenges in balancing treatment risks against disease natural history.

Key Points

  • To evaluate clinical outcomes and risk-benefit considerations associated with anticoagulant and surgical interventions for focal ischemic occlusive cerebrovascular disease.
  • Clinical evaluation of patients undergoing anticoagulant therapy and surgical management for focal ischemic cerebrovascular disease.
  • Assessment of immediate therapeutic effects, long-term prophylactic efficacy, and intervention-associated risks relative to the natural course of the disease.
  • Evaluating management strategies requires balancing immediate therapeutic benefit against long-term stroke prevention and treatment-related complications.
  • Establishing clear comparisons between treated and untreated cohorts remains challenging due to substantial variability in the natural history of cerebrovascular disease.

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Robert G. Siekert (1963) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7de741d0946debe91506a6https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-58-4-637
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