News tagged with mini stroke

Effects of 'mini stroke' can shorten life expectancy

Having a transient ischemic attack (TIA), or "mini stroke," can reduce your life expectancy by 20 percent, according to a new study in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hospital team significantly reduced risk of further vascular events after 'mini strokes'

Patients who had a transient ischaemic attack (TIA), sometimes referred to as a "mini stroke", were much less likely to experience further vascular events in the first year if their care was co-ordinated by a special hospital ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

TARDIS trial seeks new dimension in stroke treatment

People who suffer from acute stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA, a mini stroke) could get better treatment in the future thanks to the expansion of a large clinical trial of a new combination of drugs led by researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs can reduce the risk of stroke, but sometimes should be avoided

For many patients, cholesterol-lowering statin drugs can reduce the risk of strokes as well as heart attacks. But in a review article, Loyola University Health System neurologists caution that statins may not be appropriate ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many patients don't know they had minor stroke, need emergency care

More than two-thirds of patients in a British study were unaware they suffered a minor stroke and almost one-third delayed seeking medical attention for more than 24 hours, according to a report in Stroke: Journal of the Am ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Surgery halves death risk for stroke patients versus 'stent' treatment

(PhysOrg.com) -- People at high risk of having a stroke are half as likely to have a stroke or die following surgery to repair damage to an artery in the neck, rather than ‘stenting’ treatment, according to UCL research published ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New Web tool may help predict risk of second stroke

Scientists have developed a new web-based tool that may better predict whether a person will suffer a second stroke within 90 days of a first stroke, according to research published in the December 16, 2009, online issue ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aspirin improves survival in women with stable heart disease, study

New results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Observational Study provide additional evidence that aspirin may reduce the risk of death in postmenopausal women who have heart disease or who have had a stroke. Jacques ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Women less likely to have a stroke after mini-stroke

30 days after a transient ischemic attack, women are 30 percent less likely to have a stroke than men, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Yale University. The analysis, including ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0