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Accidente cerebrovascular secundario a embolia cardiógena - Prevención

Nombres alternativos

Accidente cerebrovascular secundario a fibrilación auricular; Accidente cerebrovascular cardioembólico

Prevención:

Se deben tratar la fibrilación auricular u otras arritmias con el fin de prevenir la formación de coágulos. Igualmente, se debe tratar el AIT (accidente isquémico transitorio).

La terapia con aspirina (81 mg al día o 100 mg cada dos días) actualmente se recomienda para la prevención de accidente cerebrovascular en mujeres menores de 65 años, en tanto los beneficios superen los riesgos. Dicha terapia se debe considerar en mujeres de más de 65 años únicamente si su presión arterial está controlada y si el beneficio es mayor al riesgo de sangrado gastrointestinal y hemorragia cerebral.

Sistema nervioso central

Apoplejía

Fecha de revisión: 2/20/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por:Updated by: A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: Greg Juhn, M.T.P.W., David R. Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy. Previously reviewed by Daniel Kantor, M.D., Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, Neuroscience Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. (August 2006)
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Referencias

Mosca L, Banka CL, Benjamin EJ, et al. Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women: 2007 Update. Circulation. 2007; Published online before print February 19, 2007.

Thom T, Haase N, Rosamond W, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics--2006 update: a report from the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Circulation. 2006 Feb 14;113(6):e85-151. Epub 2006 Jan 11.

Ferro JM. Cardioembolic stroke: an update. Lancet Neurol. 2003 Mar;2(3):177-88.

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