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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ASA: Alteplase Ups Outcomes at 4.5 to 24 Hours After Symptom Onset in Acute Ischemic Stroke
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 – For patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) whose symptoms began 4.5 to 24 hours earlier, alteplase is associated with a higher percentage of patients achieving a score of...
ASA: Intra-Arterial Tenecteplase Beneficial for Large Vessel Occlusion
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 – For patients with large vessel occlusion presenting between 4.5 and 24 hours, intra-arterial tenecteplase after successful thrombectomy results in improved likelihood of...
Ischemic Stroke Risk Higher With Use of Contemporary Hormonal Contraceptives
FRIDAY, Feb. 14, 2025 – Contemporary estrogen-progestin contraceptives are associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction, according to a study published online Feb....
Wildfires Can Raise Rates of Heart Attacks, Deaths
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – With Los Angeles still reeling from the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires, a new report on California blazes from earlier years finds the toll on survivors' hearts can be...
Many Americans Misguided On Daily Aspirin, Survey Finds
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – Many Americans don’t see anything wrong with taking daily low-dose aspirin, even though experts have concluded its risks outweigh its benefits, a new survey has found. Nearly ...