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About 1 in 10 U.S. Adults Have High Cholesterol
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 – Nearly 1 in every 10 American adults is living with high levels of cholesterol in their arteries, according to the latest report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
Adding Blood Thinners to A-fib Treatment Won't Prevent Strokes, Help Cognition
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 – People using blood thinners to control their heart rhythm shouldn't expect the medications to head off thinking declines as well, new research suggests. The study, presented...
Newer Blood Thinner Edoxaban Cuts Odds for Stroke After Heart Valve Surgery
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 – Japanese researchers say they have found a pill that works as well as existing medication to prevent blood clots after heart valve surgery, with fewer trips to the doctor....
Certain Painkillers Can Raise Bleeding Risks for People on Blood Thinners
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 – People on blood thinners have a doubled risk of dangerous internal bleeding if they also take a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) like ibuprofen or naproxen, a new...
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...