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New Stroke Risk Down With Clopidogrel-Aspirin Initiated Within 72 Hours
THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2023 – Combined clopidogrel-aspirin therapy initiated within 72 hours after stroke onset leads to lower risk for new stroke at 90 days among patients with mild ischemic stroke or...
Ease Up on Drinking to Cut Your Risk for 'Holiday Heart'
FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 – Rum-laced eggnog, mulled wine, or a hot toddy all sound good around the holidays, but too much imbibing can increase your risk of “holiday heart syndrome,” doctors warn. Hol...
Depression, Anxiety Common in Caregivers of Stroke Survivors
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 – Anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress are common among people caring for the victim of a recent stroke, a new study has found. Nearly 30% of caregivers of severe...
Heart Attacks Spike During Holidays: Tips to Protect Yourself
TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 – Late December is typically a time when holiday stress and winter weather can collide, creating a perfect recipe for a rise in heart attacks and stroke. Luckily, one expert...
Ischemic Strokes Less Severe With Left Atrial Appendage Closure in A-Fib
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – For patients with atrial fibrillation, ischemic strokes (IS) are less often fatal or disabling with left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) prophylaxis than with direct oral...
Experiencing Racism May Increase Stroke Risk in Black Women
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 – Black women reporting having experienced interpersonal racism may have higher risk for having a stroke, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in JAMA Network Open. ...
Poststroke Mortality, ADL Dependency Up With Low Socioeconomic Status
MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 – Stroke patients with low socioeconomic status (SES) have substantially increased risks for death and activities of daily living (ADL) dependency at three months after stroke,...
Income, Education Can Affect Your Stroke Recovery
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 – Strokes can strike anyone, but income and education may play a role in whether your stroke is fatal or disabling, new research shows. As reported Nov. 8 in the journal...
For the Best Stroke Care, Where You Live Matters
THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 – Poor people are less likely to get clot-busting drugs after a stroke than their more affluent peers, Canadian researchers report. Their new study found that people in the...
Mobile Stroke Units Can Prevent Disabling Strokes
TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 2023 – In some big cities, mobile stroke units can deliver a powerful clot-busting drug to patients as these specialized ambulances speed to the hospital. Now, a new study shows...
Million Hearts Model Cuts Five-Year Heart Attack, Stroke Risk in At-Risk Patients
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 – The Million Hearts Model, which encouraged and paid for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment and reduction, cut first-time heart attacks and strokes over five...
Stroke Mortality Set to Increase to 9.7 Million in 2050
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 – Stroke mortality is projected to increase to 9.7 million deaths by 2050, according to a report issued by the World Stroke Organization-Lancet Neurology Commission on Stroke...
Rise in Deaths Around Retirement Age Is Behind Stagnant U.S. Life Expectancy
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 – Americans' life expectancy has been stagnant for over a decade, and much of the blame has been placed on "deaths of despair" among middle-aged adults. But a new study...
CPAP Helps Cut Heart Risks — But You Have to Actually Use It
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 – For sufferers of sleep apnea, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines may guard against having a second heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular crisis, but...
Even Short Bursts of Daily Activity Lengthen Life
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 – Good news for couch potatoes — bursts of activity as short as one to three minutes in duration can prompt a steep decrease in the risk of heart attack, stroke and early death, ...
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