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How to prevent your stroke / J. David Spence

Author
Spence, J. David
Published
Nashville, TN : Vanderbilt University Press, [2006]
Copyright Date
©2006
Physical Description
xix, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents
Preface -- Glossary of terms -- Drug names -- What your doctor can do -- What is a stroke, and why does prevention matter? -- Symptoms and signs -- Plaque in the arteries (atherosclerosis) -- Cardiac tests and brain imaging -- Carotid artery surgery and stenting -- What you can do -- Risk factors: old and new -- How to manage cholesterol -- Controlling high blood pressure -- Avoiding adverse drug effects -- Vitamins, homocysteine, and the grapefruit effect -- A guide to healthy meals: gourmet vegetarian cooking.
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ISBN
9780826515360 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780826515377 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0826515371 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0826515363 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-213) and index.
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