Cardiology
Possible link between early menstruation and stroke risk
Women who started menstruating early in life could later face a higher risk of stroke.
Feb 7, 2017
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Neuroscience
Study questions validity of quality measure for stroke care
One of the key indicators of the quality of care provided by hospitals to acute stroke victims is the percentage of patients who die within a 30-day period. A new study shows that the decisions made by patients and their ...
Aug 27, 2012
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Health
Use of mortality as measure of stroke care questioned
A new study disputes the effectiveness of mortality as a measure of the quality of care provided by hospitals to stroke patients. The paper – which was simultaneously presented today at the International Stroke Conference ...
Feb 12, 2014
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Cardiology
Higher dementia risk associated with birth in high stroke mortality states
Is being born in states with high stroke mortality associated with dementia risk in a group of individuals who eventually all lived outside those states?
Jul 31, 2017
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Cardiology
New global stroke repository offers regional comparative statistics
In many countries strokes are seen as a lower priority when compared to other diseases despite their public health impact. This is partly due to a lack of readily accessible data to make the case for the development of national ...
Jan 7, 2014
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Health
Extreme temperatures may increase risk of stroke mortality, especially in low-income countries
Extreme heat and extreme cold are both associated with increased risks of death from ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The researchers found that the ...
May 22, 2024
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Cardiology
Semaglutide found to cut major adverse cardiovascular events in people with overweight, obesity
Semaglutide reduces cardiovascular events, regardless of baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), among people with overweight or obesity and established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a study published ...
Jul 9, 2024
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Cardiology
Decline in mortality rates for cardiometabolic disease slowing
Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) for cardiometabolic diseases are continuing to decline but at a slower rate, according to a research letter published online Aug. 27 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Aug 28, 2019
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Cardiology
Men who live alone run a greater risk of dying prematurely after stroke
Men who live alone have a considerably greater long-term risk of dying prematurely than other patients. This is shown in a doctoral thesis that followed 1,090 stroke cases in western Sweden.
Jan 20, 2015
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Cardiology
Higher income reduces stroke mortality risk by a third, new study shows
Research, presented at the 10th European Stroke Organization Conference (ESOC) 2024, has revealed that high-income individuals have a 32% lower risk of post-stroke mortality. Additionally, those with a higher education have ...
May 15, 2024
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