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Secondary prevention

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There are no specific guidelines regarding secondary stroke prevention in young adult stroke patients. Recommendations for secondary prevention are mainly extrapolated from data obtained from older individuals, because young adults were excluded or under-represented in most secondary stroke prevention clinical trials.
José M. Ferro, Ana Catarina Fonseca
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Secondary Prevention of Cancer

Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 2005
To review criteria for mass cancer screening among asymptomatic populations and barriers to secondary prevention of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. To describe challenges to implementing theoretically based interventions to increase appropriate cancer screening, follow-up, and surveillance.Published journal articles, text books, and ...
Victoria L, Champion, Susan M, Rawl
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Secondary prevention of cancer

Current Opinion in Oncology, 1996
In recent years prevention has become extremely important in the war against cancer. For many cancers, major risk factors are not amenable to change and, therefore, secondary prevention through screening and early detection is the major type of intervention.
L S, Caplan   +3 more
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Secondary prevention of stroke

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 2009
Stroke and transient ischemic attacks result from a range of mechanisms. Secondary prevention includes both conventional approaches to vascular risk-factor management (blood pressure lowering, cholesterol reduction with statins, smoking cessation and antiplatelet therapy) and more specific interventions, such as carotid endarterectomy or ...
Niall J J, MacDougall   +2 more
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Secondary Stroke Prevention

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2008
Stroke is the most common life-threatening neurological disorder. Based on limited acute therapies, clinicians have opted to focus on preventive strategies to limit its recurrence. Targets for prevention include modifiable risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, cigarette smoking, obesity, alcohol use, and physical ...
Fred, Rincon, Ralph L, Sacco
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Secondary stroke prevention

The Lancet Neurology, 2014
Survivors of stroke and transient ischaemic attacks are at risk of a recurrent stroke, which is often more severe and disabling than the index event. Optimum secondary prevention of recurrent stroke needs rapid diagnosis and treatment and prompt identification of the underlying cardiovascular cause.
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Secondary Prevention of Stroke

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 1999
SummaryStroke is a common disorder and a leading cause of disability and death. Ischaemia is a more common cause than haemorrhage and radiological imaging is required to accurately differentiate these. Some specific risk factors for stroke are non-modifiable – these include age, gender, racial and hereditary factors.
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Secondary Fracture Prevention

Current Osteoporosis Reports, 2012
Osteoporosis causes no symptoms until there is a fracture. Although screening for osteoporosis is recommended for some populations, patients may present with a fragility fracture. Such patients are at high risk for subsequent fractures. Despite this high risk and the presence of generally safe and effective osteoporosis therapy, only a minority of low ...
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The prevention of secondary hyperparathyroidism

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 1993
It has become increasingly evident that clear-cut disturbances of bone and mineral metabolism develop early in renal failure. Among these disturbances, hyperparathyroidism is well documented and is usually asymptomatic at that early stage. It is now accepted that early therapy using phosphate restriction, through diet and calcium-containing phosphate ...
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