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These Are the 3 Big Factors Driving Strokes
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – A trio of risk factors not only increase your risk of stroke, but they also raise the odds that such a stroke will be debilitating, a new study warns. What are these three...
AHA: GLP-1 RA, SGLT-2i Use Can Lower Risk for MI, Recurrent Stroke in Stroke Survivors
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 – For patients with ischemic stroke, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are associated with reduced...
Weight Loss Meds Help Stroke Survivors Prevent Stroke Recurrence, Death
MONDAY, Nov. 11, 2024 – The weight-loss drug Ozempic can help reduce stroke patients’ risk of a heart attack or death, a new study says. GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic or SGLT2 diabetes m...
Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Participation Has Improved Stroke Care
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 – For patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack, The Get With The Guidelines-Stroke participation is associated with sustained improvement in care and outcomes,...
Could Constipation Be a Risk to the Heart?
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – Constipation might increase a person’s risk of having a heart attack or stroke, particularly if they also have high blood pressure, a new study warns. People who are c...
Clinical Practice Guidelines Updated for Primary Prevention of Stroke
MONDAY, Oct. 28, 2024 – In a clinical guideline issued by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association and published online Oct. 21 in Stroke, updated recommendations are presented...
Boarding Admitted Stroke Patients in Emergency Department Financially Costly
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – Boarding admitted patients in the emergency department for acute stroke is financially costly, according to a study published online in the October issue of the Annals of...
Social Determinants of Health Linked to Receipt of Treatment for Stroke
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 – For patients with acute ischemic stroke, social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with the likelihood of receiving thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy,...
What's the Best Clot-Buster Med After Stroke?
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – An off-label clot-busting drug appears to work slightly better in treating stroke patients than an approved medication, a new review finds. The clot-buster tenecteplase is...
Tenecteplase Has Similar Safety to TPA for Acute Ischemic Stroke
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – For patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS), tenecteplase (TNK) has improved functional outcome and reduced disability and similar safety to alteplase (tissue plasminogen...
2013 to 2021 Saw Decline in Benzodiazepine Initiation Post-AIS
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – From 2013 to 2021, there was a decline in benzodiazepine initiation for post-acute ischemic stroke (AIS), according to a study published online Oct. 17 in Stroke. Victor...
Are Stroke Survivors Getting Too Many Sedatives Like Xanax, Valium?
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – Doctors might be overprescribing sedatives to stroke survivors, a new study warns. About 5% of people are prescribed a benzodiazepine following a stroke, to help calm...
Choosing the Right Rehab for Yourself or a Loved One
SATURDAY, Oct. 12, 2024 – You've broken a hip and rehabilitation is part of the way back to mobility, or your partner has suffered a stroke and needs help re-learning certain skills. These scenarios...
Risk for Ischemic Stroke, ICH Increased With Carbonated Drink Intake
FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 – Carbonated beverages are associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the...
Severe COVID Case Ups Heart Risks As Much as History of Heart Disease
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – A severe COVID infection can increase a person’s risk of heart attack and stroke as much as a history of heart disease, a new study says. People hospitalized for COVID had a...