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Stroke Risk Higher For At Least A Decade After Minor Stroke-Like Attacks
FRIDAY, March 28, 2025 – The risk of a full-blown stroke will remain high for at least a decade after a person has a slight brush with stroke, in the form of a transient ischemic attack or minor...
Highly Educated Folks Face Steeper Brain Decline Following Stroke
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 – The higher you fly, the harder you fall, the old saying goes. There might be something to that when it comes to the aftermath of a stroke, a new study suggests. People...
Tenecteplase Is Reasonable Alternative to Alteplase for Ischemic Stroke
MONDAY, March 24, 2025 – For patients with ischemic stroke, tenecteplase seems to be a reasonable alternative to alteplase in terms of effectiveness and safety outcomes, according to a study...
Sonolysis Reduces Risk for Periprocedural Cerebrovascular Events During Carotid Endarterectomy
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – For patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy, sonolysis is safe and results in a significant reduction in the composite incidence of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic...
Clot-Busting Drug, TNKase, Quicker And As Effective In Treating Stroke
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – A newly approved clot- busting drug for stroke works as well as a decades-old medication still used by most U.S. hospitals, and can be delivered even more quickly, a new...
Seniors Benefit From Tight Blood Pressure Control
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 – Elderly people benefit from taking medications to keep their blood pressure low, same as younger folks, a new study says. Systolic blood pressure kept under 130 reduces...
Weed Users At Greater Risk For Heart Attack, Stroke
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 – Weed users are much more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or other life-threatening heart condition than people who don’t indulge, a new study says. Adults under 5...
Turning Off TV Better For Heart Health Of Folks Predisposed To Diabetes
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – People with a higher genetic risk for type 2 diabetes also have a higher risk of heart attack, stroke and other heart-related diseases. But controlling that risk could be...
America's Well-To-Do Have Less Heart Disease Risk
WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 – Well-to-do and better-educated Americans have far lower rates of heart disease than the rest of the population, a new study says. The top 20% of high-income,...
Self-Perceived Stress Linked to Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke
MONDAY, March 10, 2025 – Self-perceived stress is associated with cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS), according to a study published online March 5 in Neurology. Shakar Kutal, from the Helsinki...
FDA Approves TNKase for Acute Ischemic Stroke
THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved TNKase (tenecteplase), a thrombolytic or clot-dissolving agent, for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in adults....
Chronic Stress Boosts Stroke Risk In Young Women
THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 – Chronic stress can increase young women’s risk of stroke, a new study says. Moderate stress increases risk of stroke by 78% in women but not in men, researchers reported in ...
Smoking Linked to Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 – Smoking and high-intensity smoking are associated with cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS) among adults aged 18 to 45 years, according to a study published online Feb. 19 in...
Walking Exercises Improve Stroke Rehab
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 – Stroke patients leave the hospital with better prospects if they’re forced to hoof it more during recovery, a new study suggests. Adding a half-hour of progressive walking e...
American Stroke Association, Feb. 5-7
The annual International Stroke Conference of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association was held from Feb. 5 to 7 in Los Angeles and drew participants from around the world, i...
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