Hospital team significantly reduced risk of further vascular events after 'mini strokes'
Patients who had a transient ischaemic attack (TIA), sometimes referred to as a "mini stroke", were much less likely to experience further vascular events in the first year if their care was co-ordinated by a special hospital ...
Neuroscience
Oct 27, 2011 |
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UK doctors still undertreating atrial fibrillation - major risk factor for stroke
Despite significant improvements in stroke prevention over the past decade, and a fall in incidence and deaths, UK doctors are still undertreating one of the major risk factors - atrial fibrillation - reveals research published ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Estrogen may prevent younger menopausal women from strokes: study
Estrogen may prevent strokes in premature or early menopausal women, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Their findings challenge the conventional wisdom that estrogen is a risk factor for stroke at all ages. The study was published ...
Medical research
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Women chocoholics run smaller risk of strokes: Swedish study
Have a sweet tooth? It could protect you from a stroke, according to a large Swedish study published Tuesday on women chocolate-lovers.
Cardiology
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Stroke rate 25 percent higher for Metis
The stroke rate among Manitoba Metis is nearly 25 percent higher than for other Manitobans, according to a study by the University of Manitoba and the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) presented today at the Canadian Stroke ...
Health
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Doctor experience matters in carotid artery procedures
Preventing a stroke by placing a stent in the carotid artery, a major artery of the head and neck, is a procedure that's skyrocketing in the United States, but the outcomes can be deadly if older patients ...
Cardiology
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Cardiac rehabilitation programs benefit patients after mini or mild stroke
Cardiac rehabilitation, traditionally used after heart attack to prevent future heart problems, seems similarly effective for people who have a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or mild stroke, according to new research published ...
Cardiology
Sep 22, 2011 |
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An apple or pear a day may keep strokes away
Apples and pears may keep strokes away. That's the conclusion of a Dutch study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association in which researchers found that eating a lot of fruits and vegetables with white ...
Cardiology
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Researchers focus on secondary stroke prevention after study reveals room for improvement
A year after hospital discharge, the majority of stroke patients are listening to doctor's orders when it comes to taking their prescribed secondary stroke prevention medications, new data out of Wake Forest Baptist Medical ...
Neuroscience
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Brain stents linked to higher risk of stroke, death
(Medical Xpress) -- Artery-opening brain stents designed to reduce high risk of repeat strokes instead significantly increased strokes and deaths, results of a multi-center clinical trial show. The research ...
Cardiology
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Sorting out major brain stent study: Experts say procedure effective for some patients
An article appearing in the Sept. 7 New England Journal of Medicine, reporting on National Institutes of Health research on brain stents, says aggressive medical treatment without stenting is better for high-risk stroke patien ...
Medical research
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Even outside 'stroke belt,' African-Americans face higher mortality
African-Americans and country folk outside the so-called “stroke belt” are at higher risk for stroke death than other populations, a large new study finds.
Health
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Increased prevalence of stroke hospitalizations seen in teens and young adults
Ischemic stroke hospitalization rates in adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 44 increased up to 37% between 1995 and 2008 according to a study conducted by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Neuroscience
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Eating chocolate cuts risk of heart disease
(Medical Xpress) -- The researchers compiled a systematic review of seven studies using data from 114,000 patients and found that people who consumed the most chocolate had a 37 per cent lower risk of developing ...
Health
Aug 31, 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 ...
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Aug 04, 2011 |
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