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The Deadly Impact Of Atherothrombosis

Chris | SF — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000

A report published in the February 20 issue of the Medical Journal of Australia, a publication of the Australian Medical Association, reveals that nearly 40% of individuals with extensive atherothrombotic disease will experience a cardiovascular event within one year…

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The Deadly Impact Of Atherothrombosis

Free-Access Online Journal Launched By American Heart Association

Chris | SF — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

The American Heart Association has launched the online-only open-access Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease (JAHA) – packed with free peer-reviewed research on heart disease and stroke…

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Free-Access Online Journal Launched By American Heart Association

Promising New Compound For Treating Stroke

Chris | SF — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have designed, produced and patented a new chemical compound for the possible treatment of brain damage caused by stroke. The compound binds 1,000 times more effectively to the target protein in the brain than the potential drug currently being tested on stroke victims…

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Eating Problems Persist 3 Months After Stroke And 56 Percent Still Face Malnutrition Risk

Chris | SF — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

People who suffered a stroke continued to experience eating problems and more than half still risked malnutrition after three months, even though there had been a marked improvement in most of their physical functions. That is one of the key findings of a study in the March issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing…

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Eating Problems Persist 3 Months After Stroke And 56 Percent Still Face Malnutrition Risk

Language Impairment Following Stroke Adds Thousands To Medical Costs

Chris | SF — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Stroke-related language impairment adds about $1,703 per patient to medical costs the first year after stroke, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association…

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Language Impairment Following Stroke Adds Thousands To Medical Costs

Need For Further Study Of Peripheral Artery Disease In Women

Chris | SF — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Women with peripheral artery disease, or PAD, are two to three times more likely to have a stroke or heart attack than those without it – yet it’s often unrecognized and untreated, especially in women, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement. The statement is published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association…

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Need For Further Study Of Peripheral Artery Disease In Women

Pollution Accelerates Cognitive Decline And Raises Stroke Risk

Chris | SF — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

In the February 13 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, two studies examine the association between air quality and the risk of ischemic stroke and cognitive decline in older women. In the first study, Gregory A.

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Air Pollution Tied To Cognitive Decline, Stroke

Chris | SF — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Two studies published in the Archives of Internal Medicine on Monday suggest that air pollution at levels experienced by most Americans or considered safe by the Environmental Protection Agency is linked to higher risk of cognitive decline and stroke…

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Stroke Risks Increased By Air Pollution, Even A Moderate Amount

Chris | SF — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Air pollution, even at levels generally considered safe by federal regulations, increases the risk of stroke by 34 percent, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers have found. Writing in the Feb…

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For Atrial Fibrillation Patients At Risk For Stroke, Easy-To-Use Blood Thinners Likely To Replace Coumadin

Chris | SF — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Within a few years, a new generation of easy-to-use blood-thinning drugs will likely replace Coumadin for patients with irregular heartbeats who are at risk for stroke, according to a journal article by Loyola University Medical Center physicians.

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