New Stroke Guidelines

New stroke prevention guidelines focus on individual patient risks. The stroke prevention guidelines released by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association advise physicians to adopt a "patient-oriented approach to stroke prevention," marking a departure from previously published guidelines that advocated a population-based approach. The guidelines, which are published in the June issue of Stroke, were based on an analysis of clinical trials conducted between 2001 and January 2005.

To see the complete guideline:
Sacco RL, et al. (2006) Guidelines for prevention of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke or
transient ischemic attack: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Council on Stroke: co-sponsored by the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention: the American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline. Stroke. 2006 Feb;37(2):577-617