Medications
Weight loss meds help stroke survivors prevent stroke recurrence, death
The weight-loss drug Ozempic can help reduce stroke patients' risk of a heart attack or death, a new study says.
Nov 11, 2024
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Health
Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation's 4th biggest killer
The majority of strokes could be prevented, according to new guidelines aimed at helping people and their doctors do just that.
Nov 10, 2024
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Medical research
Researchers analyze present, future of emergency consent in stroke trials
The University of Cincinnati's Yasmin Aziz, MD, and Joseph Broderick, MD, coauthored an editorial published on Nov. 7 in the journal Neurology analyzing the current use and potential future of alternatives to traditional ...
Nov 8, 2024
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Genetics
How higher brain care score can improve brain health regardless of genetic risk
A study, published in the journal Neurology has explored whether healthy lifestyle choices, measured by a Brain Care Score (BCS), can lower the risk of stroke, late-life depression (LLD) and dementia, in individuals who are ...
Nov 6, 2024
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Cardiology
Study investigates how higher BMI lowers disability after stroke
Slightly overweight stroke survivors have a lower risk of sustaining disabilities. The Kobe University finding adds another aspect to the obesity paradox but also highlights the importance of considering the population's ...
Nov 5, 2024
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Neuroscience
Clinical trial shows thrombectomy does not improve outcomes for patients with large strokes
Treatment with endovascular thrombectomy did not significantly improve outcomes after 90 days in patients with a large core stroke, as compared to patients who received standard stroke care alone, according to a recent clinical ...
Oct 31, 2024
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Medications
Examining apixaban vs aspirin in patients with cancer and cryptogenic stroke
Ochsner Health physicians Dr. Richard Zweifler and Dr. Joseph Tarsia are co-authors on a post hoc analysis carried out in the ARCADIA randomized clinical trial, comparing the effectiveness of apixaban versus aspirin in preventing ...
Oct 31, 2024
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Cardiology
Stroke treatments explained
Each year, an estimated 15 million people around the globe experience stroke, according to the World Health Organization, with one-third resulting in death. That's why immediate stroke treatment is crucial.
Oct 31, 2024
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Cardiology
Early transcatheter aortic valve replacement can be beneficial for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis patients: Study
The first powered randomized trial examining early intervention with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with asymptomatic, severe aortic stenosis (AS) found this strategy to be both a safe and effective ...
Oct 29, 2024
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Neuroscience
New miRNA inhibitor could extinguish the 'inflammatory fire' that stroke causes in the brain
It's been more than three decades, but still there are only two treatments for a stroke: either rapid use of a clot-busting medication called tPA or surgical removal of a clot from the brain with mechanical thrombectomy. ...
Oct 28, 2024
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