Cardiology
Stroke prevention for women: start early
(HealthDay)—Stroke typically affects women in their later years, but doctors are now beginning to focus on helping them cut their risk earlier in life.
Jun 17, 2014
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Cardiology
Young people at higher risk for stroke
Fifteen percent of the most common type of strokes occur in adolescents and young adults, and more young people are showing risk factors for such strokes, according to a report in the journal Neurology.
Sep 3, 2013
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Neuroscience
Study examines out-of hospital stroke policy at Chicago hospitals
Implementing an out-of hospital stroke policy in some Chicago hospitals was associated with significant improvements in emergency medical services use and increased intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) use at primary ...
Jul 1, 2013
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Health
Failure to use linked health records may lead to biased disease estimates
Failure to use linked electronic health records may lead to biased estimates of heart attack incidence and outcome, warn researchers in a paper published in BMJ today.
May 21, 2013
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Cardiology
Telestroke program increases access to stroke care by 40 percent
Telestroke programs substantially improve access to life-saving stroke care, extending coverage to less populated areas in an effort to reduce disparities in stroke care access. A new study by researchers from the Perelman ...
Mar 15, 2013
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Neuroscience
Stroke damage in mice overcome by training that 'rewires' brain centers
Johns Hopkins researchers have found that mice can recover from physically debilitating strokes that damage the primary motor cortex, the region of the brain that controls most movement in the body, if the rodents are quickly ...
Feb 5, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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 ...
Oct 13, 2011
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Cardiology
Telestroke the next best thing
The use of long-distance video and data hookups to link remote community hospitals with stroke neurologists in large centres provides the same level of care as having everyone in the same room, according to a new study presented ...
Oct 4, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
High-risk stroke patients more likely to get follow-up care after motivational talk
Even though many Americans learn through community health screenings that they are at high risk for having a stroke, they rarely follow-up with their doctor for care.
Aug 4, 2011
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Cardiology
Risk of blood clots in veins hereditary
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the third most common type of cardiovascular disease after coronary heart disease and stroke. Researchers at the Centre for Primary Health Care Research in Malmo have mapped the significance ...
May 31, 2011
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