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Reteplase is noninferior to alteplase for patients with ischemic stroke within 4.5 hours after symptom onset, according to a study published online June 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the 10th ...
Jun 20, 2024
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When it comes to responding to a stroke, speed is a crucial factor; the longer it takes for someone experiencing a stroke to get to a hospital, the worse the outcome will be. Yet across the United States, delays to treatment ...
May 27, 2024
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The prevalence of Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) varies significantly at different stages of liver disease: 10% in compensated patients, 17% in decompensated patients, 9% in those with acute decompensated cirrhosis, and 2–26% ...
May 24, 2024
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Key stroke-care metrics improve at telestroke hospitals with stroke center certification and stroke coordinators.
May 22, 2024
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A three-year world-first study by Australia's Heart Research Institute (HRI) has found that a common cruciferous vegetable eaten by millions of Australians every day could prevent and treat one of the nation's biggest killers.
Mar 5, 2024
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A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has successfully developed a neutralizing monoclonal antibody, 6H2, which targets a harmful protein known to exacerbate damage caused ...
Feb 27, 2024
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Although stroke treatments have vastly improved in recent years, leading to better outcomes for many, one population of patients often does not receive these effective therapies: those who suffer strokes following heart surgery.
Feb 19, 2024
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Ophthalmologists at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) have created a novel protocol to rapidly diagnose eye stroke and expedite care to prevent irreversible vision loss.
Feb 13, 2024
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Compared with the standard clot-busting medication alteplase, the newer clot-buster known as tenecteplase may offer a safe, effective and simpler way to treat ischemic (clot-caused) stroke in mobile stroke units, according ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Despite having a higher risk of experiencing a stroke and being more likely to die from a stroke, Black patients are less likely to receive lifesaving stroke treatments than white patients, a University of Georgia study found.
Jan 12, 2024
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