Stroke prevention program in Japan.

Role of pentoxyphiline in stroke prevention

Anti-platelet agents such as aspirin and dipyridamole are main factors to prevent stroke in high-risk people. Pentoxyphiline has been reported as a red blood cell aggregation antagonist to prevent stroke. We evaluated the role of pento-xyphiline as an adjunct therapy to decrease risk of stroke in patients who were under treatment with aspirin or dipyridamole. A 5-years open labeled clinical tri...

Role of pentoxyphiline in stroke prevention

Anti-platelet agents such as aspirin and dipyridamole are main factors to prevent stroke in high-risk people. Pentoxyphiline has been reported as a red blood cell aggregation antagonist to prevent stroke. We evaluated the role of pento-xyphiline as an adjunct therapy to decrease risk of stroke in patients who were under treatment with aspirin or dipyridamole. A 5-years open labeled clinical tri...

[The lifestyle modification coaching program for secondary stroke prevention].

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the lifestyle modification coaching program on self efficacy, lifestyle and physiologic indexes related to the recurrence of stroke in patients with stroke. METHODS Sixty-one patients with stroke registered with a stroke center participated in this study. Of the participants, 32 were assigned to the experimental group and 29 ...

Rare donor program in Japan.

[Acute stroke management in Japan].

One of the most important causes of long-term disability in both Japan and other Western countries is stroke. Although intravenous thrombolysis using recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (IV rt-PA) was approved in United States and Japan, few patients have been treated by IV rt-PA. The low utilization of IV rt-PA at present is quite similar to the Japanese national estimate. One of the most...