Primary stroke prevention strategies, including modification of risk factors, drugs, and surgery, are recommended to reduce stroke risk, with new markers aiding in high-risk subject identification.
What are the evidence-based recommendations for primary stroke prevention?
The paper presents evidence-based recommendations for primary stroke prevention, focusing on modifiable risk factors, pharmacological therapies, and surgical interventions.
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Although important advances in therapeutic approaches have been made, treatment is still far from satisfactory. Thus, major efforts should be made on stroke prevention. We present evidence-based recommendations for primary stroke prevention. Changes to modifiable risk factors, the role of drugs and surgery are discussed. New markers may help identification of subjects at high risk.
Freitas et al. (Mon,) conducted a review in Stroke. Primary stroke prevention strategies was evaluated. Primary stroke prevention strategies, including modification of risk factors, drugs, and surgery, are recommended to reduce stroke risk, with new markers aiding in high-risk subject identification.
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