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Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke

Larry B. Goldstein, Robert J. Adams, Kyra J. Becker, Curt D. Furberg, Philip B. Gorelick, George J. Hádemenos, George Howard, Virginia J. Howard, Bradley S. Jacobs, Steven R. Levine,

Circulation · 2001 · 381 citations · 490 references

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Concepts

MedicinePreventive MedicineBehavioral Risk Factor ModificationPreventive CardiologyRisk AssessmentAcute Ischemic StrokeCardiovascular Disease PreventionCardiovascular RiskCerebrovascular DiseaseStrokeAdvisory Committee OversightFirst Stroke CharacteristicsPrimary Care PreventionPrimary Stroke PreventionStroke Risk StratificationSystematic Literature Review

References

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Summary of the Second Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel II)

Scott M. Grundy · JAMA · 1993 · 27.9K citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy +12

Risks and Benefits of Estrogen Plus Progestin in Healthy Postmenopausal Women: Principal Results From the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Trial

JAMA · 2002 · 15.8K citations · Full text

Medicine, Endocrinology, Pharmacotherapy +17

The Occurrence of Sleep-Disordered Breathing among Middle-Aged Adults

Terry Young, Mari Palta, Jerome A. Dempsey et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1993 · 10.2K citations · Full text

Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Function Testing +10

Randomised trial of cholesterol lowering in 4444 patients with coronary heart disease: the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S)

Anders Olsson, John J.V. McMurray, G Thorgeirsson et al. · The Lancet · 1994 · 8.5K citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Pharmacotherapy +13

Effect of intensive blood-glucose control with metformin on complications in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 34)

The Lancet · 1998 · 8.3K citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Pharmacotherapy +17