PediatricSuperSite.com February 9, 2012. Common childhood infections appear to increase risk of ischemic stroke in children, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2012. Infection is an established risk factor for ischemic stroke in adults, and this study indicates the same is true for children. Researchers found acute infections are […]
By: MICHELE G. SULLIVAN, Cardiology News Digital Network – 02/09/12. NEW ORLEANS – Two new risk assessment scores predicted the likelihood of a symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after ischemic stroke treatment with more than 70% accuracy. Predictive rules such as these are important because there is still no large-scale prospective study that clearly identifies which patients […]
Little Hampton Gazette: A “single genetic mutation can double your risk of stroke”, the Daily Mail has reported. The newspaper added that scientists hope the discovery could lead to tailored treatments for the condition. The news is based on research which looked for genetic variations that were more common in people who had had an ischaemic stroke than in people […]
By: MITCHEL L. ZOLER, Family Practice News Digital Network: NEW ORLEANS – Nearly half of adult Americans who self-reported a history of stroke also had poorly-controlled hypertension, based on a review of data collected from a U.S. nationwide sample during 1999-2004. In addition, another 8% of stroke survivors had undiagnosed hypertension, Dr. Amytis […]
The central pharmacologic approach to stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation has recently changed with the approval of dabigatran by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dabigatran is an oral anticoagulant that belongs to the class of direct thrombin inhibitors. Dabigatran has predictable pharmacokinetics, without significant drug and food interactions, rapid onset, and requires twice-daily administration without the need […]
By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Published: November 16, 2011 Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner Clot-busting drugs improve outcomes after stroke even in people with a history of stroke or diabetes, researchers reported. And outcomes were comparable […]
New Results From the National Health and Wellness Survey Show Patients at High Risk for Stroke Have Lower Quality of Life, More Hospitalizations NEW YORK, NY, Nov 07, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Nearly 40% of diagnosed “high-risk” atrial fibrillation (AF) patients in the 5EU are not taking an anticoagulant to prevent stroke, according to […]
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found that high blood pressure and other known risk factors for stroke also increase the risk of developing cognitive problems, even among people who have never had a stroke. The first author Frederick Unverzagt, PhD, and a professor of psychiatry at Indiana University School […]
On the eve of World Stroke Day, celebrated on 29 October 2011, the Public Health Agency (PHA) again gave a warning call against the deadly heart strokes. The PHA officials also accounted that if all the patients correctly notice the early dangerous stroke risks, then thousands of lives could be easily saved by effectively treating […]
