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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....
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...
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,...
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...
Coffee, Water, Soda: Which Raise Your Odds for Stroke?
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 – Want to keep a stroke a bay? Drink water, nothing fizzy and skip fruit drinks. That's the key takeaway from a global review that also raises a red flag for people who drink...
Risk for Stroke, TIA Increased in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 – Adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) have an increased risk for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Blood....
Racial Disparities Seen in Prehospital Stroke Care
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – Black race is associated with prolonged onset to time of arrival intervals with stroke and significantly decreased odds of emergency medical services (EMS) prehospital...
Feeling Content Helps Shield You From Heart Attack, Stroke
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – Folks who are content with what they’ve got could be less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke, a new study suggests. “Our findings support a holistic approach to hea...
Balloon Angioplasty Lowers Risk for Composite Outcome in Intracranial Artery Stenosis
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2024 – For patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (sICAS), balloon angioplasty plus aggressive medical management is associated with a lower risk for a...
Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Diagnostic Testing in Emergency Department
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 – Black patients are less likely than White patients with a nonspecific diagnosis of interest to receive related diagnostic testing in the emergency department, according to...
Brilinta Approved in the US to Reduce the Risk of Stroke in Patients with an Acute Ischemic Stroke or High-Risk Transient Ischemic Attack
6 November 2020 – AstraZeneca’s Brilinta (ticagrelor) has been approved in the US to reduce the risk of stroke, a leading cause of disability and death worldwide, in patients with acute ischemic str...