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Relationship of Periodontal Disease and Edentulism to Stroke/TIA by Elter, J.R., Offenbacher, S., Toole, J.F., Beck, J.D.

“…Periodontitis has been shown to increase the systemic inflammatory response, which has been implicated in atherosclerosis and cerebrovascular events. We…”
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Transcobalamin 2 variant associated with poststroke homocysteine modifies recurrent stroke risk by HSU, F.-C, SIDES, E. G, FURIE, K. L, SALE, M. M, MYCHALECKYJ, J. C, WORRALL, B. B, ELIAS, G. A, LIU, Y, CHEN, W.-M, COULL, B. M, TOOLE, J. F, RICH, S. S

“…The Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention trial found an association between baseline poststroke homocysteine (Hcy) and recurrent stroke. We investigated…”
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Statin treatment and adherence to national cholesterol guidelines after ischemic stroke by OVBIAGELE, B, SAVER, J. L, BANG, H, CHAMBLESS, L. E, NASSIEF, A, MINUK, J, TOOLE, J. F, CROUSE, J. R

“…National cholesterol guidelines have defined high vascular risk individuals as those who could potentially benefit most from statin therapy. The authors aimed…”
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Prevention of a First Stroke: A Review of Guidelines and a Multidisciplinary Consensus Statement From the National Stroke Association by Gorelick, Philip B, Sacco, Ralph L, Smith, Don B, Alberts, Mark, Mustone-Alexander, Lisa, Rader, Dan, Ross, Joyce L, Raps, Eric, Ozer, Mark N, Brass, Lawrence M, Malone, Mary E, Goldberg, Sheldon, Booss, John, Hanley, Daniel F, Toole, James F, Greengold, Nancy L, Rhew, David C

“…OBJECTIVE To establish, in a single resource, up-to-date recommendations for primary care physicians regarding prevention strategies for a first stroke…”
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Guidelines for carotid endarterectomy : A statement for healthcare professionals from a special writing group of the stroke council, American Heart Association by BILLER, J, FEINBERG, W. M, EASTON, J. D, ADAMS, H. P, BRASS, L. M, HOBSON, R. W, BROTT, T. G, STERNAU, L, CASTALDO, J. E, WHITTEMORE, A. D, HARBAUGH, R. E, DEMPSEY, R. J, CAPLAN, L. R, KRESOWIK, T. F, MATCHAR, D. B, TOOLE, J. F

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Cigarette smoking and other risk factors for silent cerebral infarction in the general population by HOWARD, G, WAGENKNECHT, L. E, JIANWEN CAI, COOPER, L, KRAUT, M. A, TOOLE, J. F

“…Silent cerebral infarctions (SCIs) have a prevalence between 10% and 40% in the transient ischemic attack population and have been associated with increased…”
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Guidelines for carotid endarterectomy: a statement for healthcare professionals from a special writing group of the Stroke Council, American Heart Association by Biller, J, Feinberg, W M, Castaldo, J E, Whittemore, A D, Harbaugh, R E, Dempsey, R J, Caplan, L R, Kresowik, T F, Matchar, D B, Toole, J f, Easton, J D, Adams, Jr, H P, Brass, L M, Hobson, 2nd, R W, Brott, T G, Sternau, L

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Recurrent carotid stenosis : Results of the asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study by MOORE, W. S, KEMPCZINSKI, R. F, NELSON, J. J, TOOLE, J. F

“…We sought to determine the incidence of recurrent carotid stenosis in patients in the Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study (ACAS) who had undergone…”
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Evaluation of the associations between carotid artery atherosclerosis and coronary artery stenosis : a case-control study by CRAVEN, T. E, RYU, J. E, ESPELAND, M. A, KAHL, F. R, MCKINNEY, W. M, TOOLE, J. F, MCMAHAN, M. R, THOMPSON, C. J, HEISS, G, CROUSE, J. R

“…To evaluate the consistency, strength, and independence of the relation of carotid atherosclerosis to coronary atherosclerosis, we quantified coronary artery…”
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Hyperbaric oxygen decreases infarct size and behavioral deficit after transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats by Veltkamp, Roland, Warner, David S., Domoki, Ferenc, Brinkhous, Ann D., Toole, James F., Busija, David W.

“…Cerebral hypoxia is a major component of immediate and secondary cell damage caused by ischemia. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) is a potent means to increase the…”
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Physical activity and ischemic stroke risk : The atherosclerosis risk in communities study by EVENSON, K. R, ROSAMOND, W. D, JIANWEN CAI, TOOLE, J. F, HUTCHINSON, R. G, SHAHAR, E, FOLSOM, A. R

“…The relationship between physical activity and stroke is inconclusive according to the 1996 US Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health…”
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Self-reported Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke Symptoms: Methods and Baseline Prevalence: The ARIC Study, 1987–1989 by Toole, James F., Lefkowitz, David S., Chambless, Lloyd E., Wijnberg, Louis, Paton, Catherine C., Heiss, Gerardo

“…As part of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study assessment of the etiology and sequelae of atherosclerosis, a standardized questionnaire on…”
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Prevalence and Anatomic Characteristics of Infarct-like Lesions on MR Images of Middle-Aged Adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study by Bryan, R. Nick, Cai, Jianwen, Burke, Greg, Hutchinson, Richard G, Liao, Duanping, Toole, James F, Dagher, Azar P, Cooper, Lawton

“…MR imaging has revealed putative evidence of subclinical cerebrovascular disease (CVD) as reflected by white matter signal changes and infarct-like lesions…”
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Association of Transient Ischemic Attack/Stroke Symptoms Assessed by Standardized Questionnaire and Algorithm with Cerebrovascular Risk Factors and Carotid Artery Wall Thickness: The ARIC Study, 1987–1989 by Chambless, Lloyd E., Shahar, Eyal, Sharrett, A. Richey, Heiss, Gerardo, Wijnberg, Louis, Paton, Catherine C., Sorlie, Paul, Toole, James F.

“…The baseline examination (1987–1989) for the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study was conducted in 15, 792 free-living residents aged 45–64 years…”
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Relation of extent of extracranial carotid artery atherosclerosis as measured by B-mode ultrasound to the extent of coronary atherosclerosis by Wofford, J L, Kahl, F R, Howard, G R, McKinney, W M, Toole, J F, Crouse, 3rd, J R

“…The extent of carotid artery atherosclerosis as measured by B-mode ultrasound has been shown to be strongly and independently correlated with the presence or…”
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Risk factors for extracranial carotid artery atherosclerosis by CROUSE, J. R, TOOLE, J. F, MCKINNEY, W. M, DIGNAN, M. B, HOWARD, G, KAHL, F. R, MCMAHAN, M. R, HARPOLD, G. H

“…We related risk factors, cardiovascular symptoms, and coronary status to the extent of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis as measured by B-mode…”
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Low mini-mental status predicts mortality in asymptomatic carotid arterial stenosis by PETTIGREW, L. C, THOMAS, N, HOWARD, V. J, VELTKAMP, R, TOOLE, J. F

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Validation of the ACAS TIA/stroke algorithm by KARANJIA, P. N, NELSON, J. J, LEFKOWITZ, D. S, DICK, A. R, TOOLE, J. F, CHAMBLESS, L. E, HAYES, R, HOWARD, V. J

“…An easily administered questionnaire and algorithm classifying transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) or strokes, and also their distribution, could be invaluable…”
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Medical compared with surgical treatment of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis by BROTT, T, TOOLE, J. F

“…The Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study (ACAS) results suggest that carotid endarterectomy combined with aspirin and risk factor reduction is superior…”
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Selection process for surgeons in the asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis study by MOORE, W. S, VESCERA, C. L, ROBERTSON, J. T, BAKER, W. H, HOWARD, V. J, TOOLE, J. F

“…The Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study is a prospective, multicenter, randomized clinical trial of carotid endarterectomy for the treatment of…”
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