Guidelines for prevention of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart …

RL Sacco, R Adams, G Albers, MJ Alberts… - Stroke, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
The aim of this new statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based
recommendations on the prevention of ischemic stroke among survivors of ischemic stroke …

Primary prevention of ischemic stroke: a guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council: cosponsored by the …

LB Goldstein, R Adams, MJ Alberts, LJ Appel, LM Brass… - Stroke, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—This guideline provides an overview of the evidence on various
established and potential stroke risk factors and provides recommendations for the reduction …

Heart disease and stroke statistics—2011 update: a report from the American Heart Association

VL Roger, AS Go, DM Lloyd-Jones, RJ Adams… - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …

Guidelines for the primary prevention of stroke: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

LB Goldstein, CD Bushnell, RJ Adams, LJ Appel… - Stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—This guideline provides an overview of the evidence on
established and emerging risk factors for stroke to provide evidence-based …

Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association …

KL Furie, SE Kasner, RJ Adams, GW Albers, RL Bush… - Stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
The aim of this updated statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based
recommendations on the prevention of ischemic stroke among survivors of ischemic stroke …

A prospective survey of patients with valvular heart disease in Europe: The Euro Heart Survey on Valvular Heart Disease

B Iung, G Baron, EG Butchart, F Delahaye… - European heart …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Aims To identify the characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of contemporary patients with
valvular heart disease (VHD) in Europe, and to examine adherence to guidelines. Methods …

Predictors of outcome in severe, asymptomatic aortic stenosis

R Rosenhek, T Binder, G Porenta, I Lang… - … England Journal of …, 2000 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Whether to perform valve replacement in patients with asymptomatic but severe
aortic stenosis is controversial. Therefore, we studied the natural history of this condition to …

Outcomes 15 years after valve replacement with a mechanical versus a bioprosthetic valve: final report of the Veterans Affairs randomized trial

K Hammermeister, GK Sethi, WG Henderson… - Journal of the American …, 2000 - jacc.org
OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to compare long-term survival and valve-related
complications between bioprosthetic and mechanical heart valves. BACKGROUND Different …

Spectrum of calcific aortic valve disease: pathogenesis, disease progression, and treatment strategies

RV Freeman, CM Otto - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
ACE has been identified in aortic sclerotic lesions. 13 Although there is evidence that some
ACE may be produced locally, the majority was extracellular and colocalized with …

Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis: a consequence of medical progress

VG Fowler, JM Miro, B Hoen, CH Cabell, E Abrutyn… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe global significance of infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Staphylococcus
aureus is unknown. ObjectivesTo document the international emergence of health care …