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Abbreviations
ACC, American College of Cardiolog y; AF, atrial fibrillation; AHA, American Heart
Association; aPL, antiphospholipid antibodies; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood
pressure; CAS, carotid angioplasty and stenting ; CDC, Center for Disease Control;
CEA, carotid endarterectomy; CRP, C-reactive protein; CV, cardiovascular; CVD,
cardiovascular disease; DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension; DBP, diastolic
blood pressure; ECG, electrocardiogram; ED, emergency department; hs-CRP, high-
sensitivity C-reactive protein; INR, international normalized ratio; HDL, high-density
lipoprotein cholesterol; LAA, le atrial appendage; Lp(a), lipoprotein(a); MRA, magnetic
resonance angiography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging ; OC, oral contraceptive;
PFO, patent foramen ovale; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage;
SBP, systolic blood pressure; SCD, sickle cell disease; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosis;
STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction; TCD, transcranial Doppler; VKA, vitamin
K antagonist
Source
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MA, Eckel RH, Elkind MSV, Fornage M, Goldstein LB, Greenberg SM, Horvath
SE, Iadecola C, Jauch EC, Moore WS, Wilson JA; on behalf of the American Heart
Association Stroke Council, Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, Council on
Clinical Cardiolog y, Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biolog y, and
Council on Hypertension. Guidelines for the primary prevention of stroke: a statement
for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke
Association. Stroke. 2014;45(12):3754-3832.
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