Merck blood thinner shows mixed results: study
An experimental blood thinning drug made by the pharmaceutical giant Merck may reduce the risk of dying from a heart attack but also boosts the danger of internal bleeding, researchers said Saturday.
Cardiology
Mar 24, 2012 |
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Let's raise a glass to, well, what's in the glass: The benefits of alcohol in stroke risk
According to new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), light-to-moderate alcohol consumption was associated with a lower risk of stroke in women.
Cardiology
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Is clot-busting drug safe for kids with strokes?
New research looks at whether clot-busting drugs can safely be given to children who have strokes. The research was released today and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans ...
Neuroscience
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Research shows decline in subarachnoid hemorrhage fatality rates
(Medical Xpress) -- The fatality rate from subarachnoid hemorrhage in a five-county area of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky has declined significantly since 1988, research conducted at the University of Cincinnati ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Warfarin and aspirin are similar in heart failure treatment
In the largest and longest head-to-head comparison of two anti-clotting medications, warfarin and aspirin were similar in preventing deaths and strokes in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to late-breaking ...
Cardiology
Feb 03, 2012 |
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High blood pressure, anemia put children with sickle cell disease at risk for silent strokes
A team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Vanderbilt University and elsewhere have demonstrated that high blood pressure and anemia together put children with sickle cell disease (SCD) at serious danger ...
Cardiology
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Poorer countries, those spending less on health care have more strokes, deaths
Poorer countries and those that spend proportionately less money on health care have more stroke and stroke deaths than wealthier nations and those that allocate more to health care, according to new research in Stroke: Jo ...
Cardiology
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Smoking causes stroke to occur
Not only are smokers twice as likely to have strokes, they are almost a decade younger than non-smokers when they have them, according to a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress.
Addiction
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Increased risk of bleeding with combined use of SSRIs and antiplatelet therapy after heart attacks
Heart attack patients taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in combination with antiplatelet therapy -- acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), clopidogrel or both (dual antiplatelet therapy) -- are at higher risk of ...
Medical research
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Depression associated with increased risk of stroke and stroke-related death
An analysis of nearly 30 studies including more than 300,000 patients finds that depression is associated with a significantly increased risk of developing stroke and dying from stroke, according to an article in the September ...
Health
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Study finds no link between intracerebral hemorrhage and statin use among patients with prior stroke
Among patients who have had an ischemic stroke, use of cholesterol-lowering statin medications is not associated with subsequent intracerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain), according to a report published Online First ...
Neuroscience
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs can reduce the risk of stroke, but sometimes should be avoided
For many patients, cholesterol-lowering statin drugs can reduce the risk of strokes as well as heart attacks. But in a review article, Loyola University Health System neurologists caution that statins may not be appropriate ...
Medications
Aug 19, 2011 |
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New scorecard identifies patients at highest risk on blood thinners
A new and simple risk score may aid physicians in gauging the likelihood that a common drug will cause a hemorrhagic stroke or other major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation, potentially allowing wider but safer ...
Medical research
Aug 04, 2011 |
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Traumatic brain injury linked with tenfold increase in stroke risk
If you suffer traumatic brain injury, your risk of having a stroke within three months may increase tenfold, according to a new study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Medical research
Jul 28, 2011 |
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The Medical Minute: Stroke awareness
A stroke is sudden brain injury caused by a sudden vascular (blood vessel) compromise. There are two major types of strokes. An ischemic stroke occurs when blood flow to a part of the brain is blocked by clot or other debris. ...
Cardiology
May 30, 2011 |
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