Full Description
This volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the interactions between the heart and the brain in the field of cerebral ischemia. The main topics covered are the cardiovascular consequences of cerebral damage, cardioembolic stroke, and the association between coronary and cerebrovascular disease. With chapters devoted to newer diagnostic procedures, this book provides its readers with information which will be useful in improving the prevention and management of stroke, one of the most common causes of death (together with myocardial infarction) in the Western world.
