Unit Summary
Medical treatments of heart disease include beta-blockers, aspirin, anti-coagulants, nitroglycerin, calcium channel blockers, anti-hypertensives, TPA (Tissue Plasminogen Activator), and anti-lipids or statins which are the current biggest sellers. A stroke a is heart attack in the brain. A stroke occurs when there is a shortage of blood supply to the brain. Ischemic strokes are the most common and where an artery supplying the brain is blocked. Hemorrhagic strokes are less common, but more deadly where an artery supplying the brain bursts. A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a minor less threatening stroke that lasts a few minutes and is normally a warning sign for future more deadly strokes. Signs of strokes are impairment in vision, movement, speech, and comprehension. CT's and MRI's are both methods used for diagnosis of a stroke. Treatments for strokes are TPA and MERCI. The most effective way to not have a stroke is prevention which is keeping a low blood pressure, eating healthy with less cholesterol, exercising, and managing stress.
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