Secondary Cerebrovascular Prevention in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
G PadlinaS BellwaldA MaurerMirjam Rachel HeldnerPublished in: Current treatment options in neurology (2020)
We recommend:(1) As in normal times, during the COVID-19 pandemic wave, patients need to seek urgent medical attention in case of any acute cerebrovascular event. This will assure they receive needed rapid cerebrovascular secondary prevention in addition to acute intravenous and endovascular reperfusion strategies.(2) As in normal times, during the COVID-19 pandemic wave, it is of utmost importance that patients adhere to their individual recommendations for secondary prevention.(3) Optimal secondary but also primary cerebrovascular prevention might reduce the burden of COVID-19 now and during potential subsequent waves.(4) Patients with cerebrovascular disease should strictly adhere to advice concerning the pandemic provided by their governments and to pandemic-related recommendations for them as individuals expressed by their treating physicians.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- primary care
- acute myocardial infarction
- respiratory failure
- clinical practice
- patient reported outcomes
- hepatitis b virus
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- intensive care unit
- blood brain barrier
- sensitive detection
- quantum dots