Cardiology

5 elements to optimize treatment of in-hospital stroke

Although hospitalized patients are in a monitored environment, stroke evaluation and treatment are often delayed compared to patients arriving with a stroke at the emergency department, contributing to higher rates of morbidity ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 linked to risk of dangerous blood clots in stroke patients

Older stroke patients who had a history of COVID-19 were more likely to develop dangerous blood clots in the veins than those who did not have the coronavirus-driven disease, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control ...

Neuroscience

Cognitive impairment afflicts majority of stroke patients

Paralysis and difficulty speaking are well-known problems following a stroke. Established treatment options are available for these problems. But most stroke patients also experience permanent cognitive impairment, and this ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

What heart and stroke patients need to know about COVID-19 in 2022

Two years into the pandemic, researchers have learned a lot about how COVID-19 affects people with heart disease and stroke survivors. But like the coronavirus itself, what everyone needs to know keeps evolving.

page 15 from 40