1. Specific recommendations for prevention strategies often depend on the ischemic
stroke/transient ischemic attack subtype. Therefore, new in this guideline is a section …

Embolism of cardiac origin accounts for about one fifth of ischaemic strokes. Strokes due to
cardioembolism are in general severe and prone to early recurrence. The risk of long term …

The aim of this updated statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based
recommendations on the prevention of stroke among individuals who have not previously …

The aim of this updated guideline is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based
recommendations on the prevention of future stroke among survivors of ischemic stroke or …

Background Antithrombotic therapy in valvular disease is important to mitigate
thromboembolism, but the hemorrhagic risk imposed must be considered. Methods The …

This chapter about antithrombotic therapy for valvular heart disease is part of the American
College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition) …

Regular, evidence‐based assignment of patients to etiologic stroke categories is essential to
enable valid comparison among studies. We designed an algorithm (SSS‐TOAST) that …

Embolism of cardiac origin accounts for around 15–30% of ischaemic strokes. Strokes due
to cardioembolism are generally severe and early and long-term recurrence and mortality …

Mitral valve prolapse is a common valvular abnormality that is the most common cause of
severe non-ischaemic mitral regurgitation in the USA. The overall prognosis of patients with …

This chapter about treatment and prevention of stroke is part of the 7th ACCP Conference on
Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: Evidence Based Guidelines. Grade 1 …