The U.S. nationwide quality initiative Target: Stroke (TS) is associated with improvement in thrombolysis frequency, timeliness, and outcome, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in JAMA Network Open.
Feb 12, 2024
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Giving blood thinners in addition to clot-busting medications to people with ischemic strokes (clot-caused strokes) did not improve their outcomes 90 days later, according to preliminary late-breaking science presented today ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Researchers are developing portable ultrasound devices that promise improved treatments for millions of patients.
Jan 17, 2024
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Knowing a patient's weight is necessary for many weight-based medications such as thrombolytics, anticoagulants and numerous cardiovascular medications. Scaling drugs to a patient's weight prevents adverse events from overtreatment ...
Jan 16, 2024
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A new report across six states and territories shows data from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR) is improving clinical outcomes for patients with stroke, with two leading hospitals achieving marked improvements ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Renal dysfunction, especially chronic kidney disease, is the biggest risk factor of mortality among thrombolysed stroke patients, according to a retrospective cohort observational study published in Medicine.
Dec 13, 2023
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Women who have survived a stroke believe they are less likely to receive adequate emergency care—based on gender and race or ethnicity, a study led by Michigan Medicine and Brown University finds.
Nov 6, 2023
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People who live in neighborhoods with lower socioeconomic status are less likely to receive clot-busting medications or undergo clot-removing procedures after they have a stroke than people who live in neighborhoods with ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Minutes matter when a patient may have had a stroke, but being far from a physician with advanced training in neurology no longer needs to be a barrier to rapid diagnosis and intervention.
Oct 2, 2023
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Soaring temperatures and high humidity increase your risk of heat-related issues, such as dehydration and heat stroke. Those weather extremes also can increase stroke risk for some people. Dr. Robert Brown, a Mayo Clinic ...
Jul 21, 2023
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