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Secondary stroke prevention in the elderly: New evidence in hypertension and hyperlipidemia
European Journal of Internal Medicine , 09/29/09
Castilla–Guerra L et al. – This review presents the most recent evidence on hypertension and lipid lowering therapy for stroke prevention in elderly patients with previous stroke or TIA. Basis for evidence (or the lack thereof), areas of controversy, and avenues of future focus for these treatments are also discussed in this paper.
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