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Intravenous Injection of Autologous Bone Marrow Derived Mononuclear Cells in Ischemic Stroke Patients in Iraq

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Abdul Majeed Alwan Hammadi and Fizel Abbas Al-himyari

Cerebrovascular disease is the third most common cause of death in the developed world after cancer and ischemic heart disease. Yearly around 780,000 people affected with stroke and 160,000 die (about 20% mortality) in the United States, it is a leading cause of adult disability. Known risk factors for stroke include: hypertension, atrial fibrillation, smoking, carotid artery stenosis, increasing age, hypercholesterolemia and life style factors. Stroke prevention includes: diet modification, treatment of hypertension, proper exercise and maintenance of healthy weight. Treatment includes the early use of thrombolytic agents, antiplatelet, carotid end arterectomy. In this study 50 Iraqi patients diagnosed with chronic stroke (3 months-5years) were included. 38... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9620.1000138

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