Deprescribing antihypertensive medication is not associated with the risk for hospitalization for myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke in long-term care residents, according to a study published online Nov. 25 in JAMA Network ...
Dec 3, 2024
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Healing the gut may be the key to improving long-term recovery in stroke patients, scientists at Texas A&M University have found.
Nov 26, 2024
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Women, especially those who had high blood pressure during pregnancy or entered menopause before age 45, are among those with a greater risk for stroke.
Nov 25, 2024
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As her students finished their online exam, Arlet Lara got up to make a cafe con leche.
Nov 25, 2024
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In the not-so-distant past, doctors treated strokes in an after-the-fact way. A stroke did its damage, and then—if the patient survived—a rehabilitation team stepped in to address the stroke's effects.
Nov 21, 2024
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Incidence of stroke and ischemic heart disease are declining around the world, except for in a handful of regions, according to research in PLOS Global Public Health. Wanghong Xu of Fudan University and colleagues find that ...
Nov 20, 2024
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A new study exploring the use of cranial accelerometry (CA) headsets for the prehospital detection of large-vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes has been published in Academic Emergency Medicine.
Nov 20, 2024
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In a new study published in the European Heart Journal, researchers at Karolinska Institutet show that genetic traits influence the cellular composition of atherosclerotic plaques, which over time will affect the risk of ...
Nov 20, 2024
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Care for stroke survivors urgently needs to focus on non-motor skill outcomes such as fatigue, anxiety and reduced social participation to improve survivors' quality of life and minimize care needs, according to a new study ...
Nov 18, 2024
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Prescribing anti-clotting medications to adults younger than age 65 who have atrial fibrillation (AFib) but no other risk factors for stroke did not reduce the risk of cognitive decline, stroke or transient ischemic attack ...
Nov 18, 2024
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