Nature or Synthetic Compounds for Treating Arterial Thrombosis and Ischemic Stroke

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue of the journal Applied Sciences on “Natural or Synthetic Compounds for Treating Arterial Thrombosis and Ischemic Stroke”, which aims to present recent developments in the fields of cardiovascular pharmacology, neuroscience, and natural biochemistry.

The implications of cerebrovascular disease are among the leading health issues worldwide. Large and small cerebral vessel disease can trigger stroke and contribute to the vascular component of other forms of neurological dysfunction. Despite the importance of neurovascular disease and subsequent injury after ischemic events, essential knowledge in these areas lags behind our current understanding of neuroprotection and vascular biology in general. According to the current epidemiological data, it is expected that to date, coronary artery disease and cerebral hemorrhage are still the first and second causes of death of human being, a trend that is set to continue into 2020. However, despite various developments in the understanding of the diseases, pharmacological treatment by conventional medicine has not gained satisfactory results.

There is extensive evidence to show that drug treatment of conventional risk factors is effective in reducing cardiovascular events. Apart from the treatment of cardiovascular risk factors with pharmacological agents and the use of antithrombotic drugs, there is growing awareness of the role of herbal medicines and natural products in the prevention of vascular diseases and the possibility of their use in treatment. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to motivate contributions of original as well as review articles that will provoke enduring actions to understand the pathology underlying cerebral–neurovascular diseases and the growth of strategies to prevent and treat these conditions.

Prof. Dr. Joen-Rong Sheu
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cheng-ying Hsieh
Dr. Thanasekaran Jayakumar
Guest Editors

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