Risk Factors for Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke

Risk Factors for Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke address the relationship of a wide variety of vascular risk factors in the spectrum of cerebrovascular diseases. An international group of professionals the forefront of research and education, provide their expertise about environmental and genetic determinants for cerebrovascular disease and stroke. The authors aim to provide information on developments of genetic, environmental and lifestyle-related risk factors of various subtypes of stroke, and MRI-markers of cerebrovascular disease.

One in two men, and one in three women after the age of 40, will develop a stroke in their lifetime. The burden of cerebrovascular disease extends far beyond that of acute clinical events such as stroke, with covert vascular injury on brain MRI being highly prevalent in older community-dwelling persons. Therefore, improving our understanding of the risk factors for stroke and cerebrovascular disease is of paramount importance for improving prevention strategies. Secular trends in stroke epidemiology, risk factors, and intermediate markers (including carotid ultrasound, brain MRI and circulating biomarkers) are presented. Cutting edge information on genetic, environmental and lifestyle-related risk factors of various subtypes of stroke and MRI-markers of cerebrovascular diseases are displayed. This important book is an essential reference to physicians interested in more effective primary prevention of stroke.


Author: Sudha Seshadri
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 04/06/2016
Pages: 488
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780199895847

About the Author

Sudha Seshadri, MD
Department of Neurology
Boston University School of Medicine
Investigator, The Framingham Heart Study
Boston, MA

Stéphanie Debette, MD, PhD
Department of Neurology and Epidemiology
Paris Diderot University
Paris, France