Science Daily - Stroke

MARCH 28, 2024

A stroke often impacts a person's ability to move their lower body from the hips down to the feet. But now, researchers are exploring new treatment methods to help bridge the service delivery gap, and recovery outcomes, for patients after a stroke.

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Med Page Today

MARCH 27, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- The vast majority of post-stroke depression (87.9%) occurred within the first 5 years after a stroke, suggesting a benefit for screening within that timeframe, according to a prospective study from the U.K. During an 18-year.

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Science Daily - Stroke

APRIL 10, 2024

A changing climate may be linked to growing death and disability from stroke in regions around the world, according to a new study. Researchers found over three decades that non-optimal temperatures, those above or below temperatures associated with the lowest death rates, were increasingly linked to death and disability due to stroke.

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Blood Pressure Stroke Strokes Cholesterol 121

American Heart News - Heart News

MARCH 26, 2024

Research Highlights: Nontraditional risk factors for stroke were significantly associated with the development of strokes in adults younger than ages 35 to 45. Migraine was the most important nontraditional risk factor for stroke among both men and.

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Risk Factors Stroke Strokes Research 124

Med Page Today

MARCH 19, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Investigation of an early signal for stroke associated with COVID-19 bivalent vaccines turned into suspicion of high-dose or adjuvanted flu shots instead, based on a large U.S. population-based study. When researchers inspected.

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COVID-19 Stroke Strokes Research 142

DAIC

MAY 16, 2024

Photo/University of Cincinnati milla1cf Thu, 05/16/2024 - 15:31 May 16, 2024 — A new University of Cincinnati study provides more insight into how few patients have severe ischemic strokes compared to the total stroke patient population in the region.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Image courtesy: Getty Images christine.book Thu, 02/08/2024 - 15:53 February 8, 2024 — The latest late-breaking science from the second day of the American Stroke Association ’s International Stroke Conference , ISC 2024 , shed light on the use of artificial intelligence ( AI ) to help guide treatment decisions for stroke patients.

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Science Daily - Stroke

MAY 16, 2024

Early identification of stroke type could be key to harnessing the benefits of very early in-ambulance blood pressure lowering treatment in patients with suspected acute stroke, according to new research.

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Blood Pressure Stroke Strokes Research 67

Science Daily - Stroke

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Researchers have succeeded in restoring lost brain function in mouse models of stroke using small molecules that in the future could potentially be developed into a stroke recovery therapy.

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Stroke Strokes Research 123

Science Daily - Stroke

MAY 15, 2024

A recent study has found that an ion transporter protein that regulates the pH of specific brain cells can repair the blood-brain barrier and restore normal brain function after ischemic stroke.

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Stroke Strokes 91

Med Page Today

MAY 8, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- In patients with acute stroke and a large infarct of unrestricted size, thrombectomy and medical care led to better functional outcomes and lower mortality compared with medical care alone, the prospective randomized LASTE trial.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

MARCH 7, 2024

We all have microplastics in our bodies , but if they show up in carotid artery tissues, patients are nearly two times as likely to experience a stroke, heart attack or related death, according to a study published March 7 in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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American Heart News - Stroke News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Research Highlights: One month after hospital evaluation for stroke-like symptoms, people whose symptoms were attributed to another condition were 3 times more likely to have increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than people.

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American Heart News - Heart News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

found that using cannabis has a significant association with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, independent of tobacco use, with higher odds among the adults. Research Highlights: An analysis of survey data for 430,000 adults in the U.S.

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American Heart News - Heart News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Research Highlights: The risk of a heart attack among adults after a clot-caused stroke or a stroke plus a tear in the wall of a neck artery (carotid or vertebral artery dissection) was almost double within the first year compared to the heart attack.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

People with so-called stroke mimics may be even more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than those with a confirmed stroke, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2024. The meeting will be held in Phoenix, Feb.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

APRIL 24, 2024

As the retina is suggested to mirror the brain, we hypothesized that diabetic retinopathy and macular edema are indicative of stroke risk in type 1 diabetes and sought to assess this association in individuals.

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Diabetes Stroke Strokes Research 122

DAIC

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Kulcsar, University Hospital Zurich milla1cf Mon, 02/26/2024 - 12:13 February 26, 2024 — Ischemic strokes are a major health burden. Many stroke patients recover poorly despite timely treatment To treat these symptoms and restore blood flow to the brain, the obstructed vessel needs to be “declogged”, or recanalized.

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Blood Clot Stroke Strokes Outcomes 88

Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Oral anticoagulation (OAC) was no better than low-dose aspirin for secondary stroke prevention in people with left atrial cardiopathy absent evidence of atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF), the ARCADIA trial showed. Recurrent strokes.

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American Heart News - Stroke News

MAY 1, 2024

has a stroke[1], and 1 in 4 stroke survivors will have another one[2]. During May - American Stroke Month -, the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, is. DALLAS, May 1, 2024 – Every 40 seconds someone in the U.S.

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Stroke Strokes 68

American Heart News - Stroke News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Research Highlights: Compared with the standard medication alteplase, the newer clot-busting medication tenecteplase may offer a safe, effective and simpler way to treat clot-caused stroke in special ambulances called mobile stroke units. Tenecteplase.

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Stroke Strokes Research 105

HCPLive

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy show no significant difference in recurrent stroke risk among patients with cryptogenic stroke and evidence of atrial cardiopathy.

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Stroke Strokes 111

Science Daily - Heart Disease

MAY 1, 2024

A simple blood test could allow doctors to determine whether a person may be at higher risk for stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, according to a new study.

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Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- For acute ischemic stroke within 48 hours of onset, the novel sublingual combination of edaravone (Radicava) with dexborneol appeared to dramatically improve functional outcomes in the phase III TASTE-SL trial from China.

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American Heart News - Stroke News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Research Highlights: In a large population study conducted in Canada, the risk of dementia was nearly 3 times higher in the first year after a stroke, then fell to a 1.5-times times increased risk by the 5-year mark and remained elevated 20 years later.

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Dementia Stroke Strokes Research 141

Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- Sooner is better for intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) given before mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke, a meta-analysis of patient-level data from randomized controlled trials showed. While the overall.

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Thrombolysis Stroke Strokes 105

American Heart News - Stroke News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Research Highlights: Although giving blood thinners along with clot-busting medication may help in treating heart attacks, it did not improve 90-day outcomes in people with clot-caused strokes. Enrollment in a large clinical trial, which had been.

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Heart Attack Heart attacks Outcomes Stroke 126

Med Page Today

JANUARY 22, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Cryptogenic stroke survivors who went on to get an insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) had a similar risk of recurrent stroke whether or not any atrial fibrillation (Afib, AF) ever turned up on monitoring, an observational study.

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Med Page Today

MAY 16, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Bringing blood pressure under control in the ambulance didn't improve stroke outcomes in an unselected population, the China-based INTERACT 4 trial showed. Functional outcome measured by the modified Rankin Scale was no better.

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Med Page Today

DECEMBER 27, 2023

(MedPage Today) -- The benefit of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for a minor ischemic stroke seems to apply outside the 24-hour time window and minimal stroke symptoms for which the treatment is currently recommended, based on results from the.

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Stroke Strokes 126

Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- For large vessel occlusion (LVO) acute ischemic stroke patients planned for mechanical thrombectomy, bed positioning made a big difference in clinical worsening, the ZODIAC trial showed. Keeping the head of the.

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Stroke Strokes 116

HCPLive

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who received acupuncture had a lower cumulative incidence of ischemic stroke compared to those who did not.

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Stroke Strokes 111

Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- History of migraine combined with persistent hot flashes was associated with higher risks for cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to an analysis of women in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA.

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HCPLive

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Study presented at ISC 2024 suggests Black women with hypertension before age 35 face a 3-fold increase in risk of stroke while hypertension before 45 linked to doubling in stroke risk.

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Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- Endovascular thrombectomy for large-core acute ischemic stroke improved long-term outcomes, the SELECT2 trial affirmed. The intervention shifted the 1-year modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score distribution toward less.

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Stroke Strokes Outcomes 104

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MARCH 21, 2024

For Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older, there is no evidence of elevated stroke risk immediately after vaccination with either brand of the COVID-19 bivalent vaccine, according to a study published in the March 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

JANUARY 31, 2024

Now a new study has found exposure to this invisible, odorless gas is also linked to an increased risk of stroke. The study does not prove that exposure to radon causes stroke; it only shows an association.

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