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High blood pressure • Most important risk factor for stroke, both ischemic and hemorrhagic • Normal blood pressure is < 120/80 mmHg • Risk rises steadily with higher blood pressures above this level • Treatment with blood-pressure lowering pills reduces risk of stroke by 40% • Treatment should also include weight loss, salt restriction, and exercise ©2003 RUSH University Medical Center
©2003 RUSH University Medical Center
Page 1 and 2: Stroke Prevention and Treatment Shy
Page 3 and 4: Public health impact of stroke •
Page 5 and 6: • Knowledge is POWER Fixing the p
Page 7 and 8: What is a stroke? ©2003 RUSH Unive
Page 9 and 10: • Stroke as in “struck down”
Page 11 and 12: Brain Attack: Warning Signs ©2003
Page 13 and 14: Unilateral Paralysis • Weakness,
Page 15 and 16: Double vision • Perception of two
Page 17 and 18: Brain Attack: Risk Factors ©2003 R
Page 19: • High blood pressure (hypertensi
Page 23 and 24: • 6 of 10 Americans are overweigh
Page 25 and 26: Carotid artery stenting ©2003 RUSH
Page 27 and 28: Transient ischemic attack (TIA) •
Page 29 and 30: ED Acute Stroke Team Head CT ECG Ba
Page 31 and 32: Cardioembolic stroke - AFib • Pat
Page 33 and 34: Brain Attack: Treatment ©2003 RUSH
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Page 37 and 38: Clot Retrievers ©2003 RUSH Univers
Page 39 and 40: Time to arrival: < 3 hours 68 (23%)
Page 41 and 42: Care at Primary Stroke Centers •
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Page 45 and 46: Illinois Law: HB2244 • Signed by
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Page 49 and 50: • Know your risk factors and ask

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