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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
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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Pollution Accelerates Cognitive Decline And Raises Stroke Risk
Johns Hopkins neurologists report success with a new means of getting rid of potentially lethal blood clots in the brain safely without cutting through easily damaged brain tissue or removing large pieces of skull…
An experimental device for removing blood clots in stroke patients dramatically outperformed the standard mechanical treatment, according to research presented by UCLA Stroke Center director Dr. Jeffrey L. Saver at the American Stroke Association’s 2012 international conference in New Orleans…
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New Device Removes Stroke-Causing Blood Clots Better Than Standard Treatment
In the largest and longest head-to-head comparison of two anti-clotting medications, warfarin and aspirin were similar in preventing deaths and strokes in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to late-breaking research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2012…
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In Heart Failure Treatment, Warfarin And Aspirin Are Similar
For patients with a type of irregular heart beat called atrial fibrillation (AF), a new anti-clotting drug might be better at preventing clot-related strokes while minimizing the risk of causing a bleeding stroke.
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For Atrial Fibrillation Patients, Rivaroxaban Has Less Risk Of Brain Bleeding In Patients At High Risk For Stroke
A research team led by investigators at Mayo Clinic in Florida has found that a small device worn on a patient’s brow can be useful in monitoring stroke patients in the hospital.
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Brain Blood Flow And Oxygen Monitored By First-Of-Its-Kind Head Patch
Occasional erratic heart rhythms appear to cause about one-fifth of strokes for which a cause is not readily established, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2012. About one-third of survivors leave the hospital with the cause of their stroke still undetermined…
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Erratic Heart Rhythm May Account For Some Unexplained Strokes
NEW ORLEANS – Roughly 40% of patients who survive a stroke do not take aspirin on a daily basis, despite established guidelines that recommend its use for secondary prevention in this population, investigators announced at the 2012 International Stroke Conference. Dr.
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Aspirin Is Underused By Stroke Survivors
An experimental drug, clazosentan, reduced the risk of blood vessel spasm in patients with a brain aneurysm, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2012…
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Reduced ‘Second Stroke’ After Aneurysm Rupture Shown In Trial Of Experimental Drug
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