News tagged with recurrent stroke

Clopidogrel with aspirin doesn't prevent more small strokes, may increase risk of bleeding, death

The anti-blood clot regimen that adds the drug clopidogrel (Plavix) to aspirin treatment is unlikely to prevent recurrent strokes and may increase the risk of bleeding and death in patients with subcortical stroke according ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study evaluates 'normal range' systolic bp levels after ischemic stroke and risk of recurrent stroke

Among patients who experienced an ischemic stroke, systolic blood pressure levels of less than 120 mm Hg, or higher than 140 mm Hg, were associated with an increased risk of subsequent stroke, according to a study appearing ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Acute Stroke Therapy at Crossroads, Researchers Write

(Medical Xpress) -- Acute stroke therapy is at a crossroads, a University of Cincinnati (UC) researcher writes in a national medical journal, with clinical practice increasingly using approaches that have not been proven ...

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created Nov 09, 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 ...

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

Smoking causes stroke to occur

Not only are smokers twice as likely to have strokes, they are almost a decade younger than non-smokers when they have them, according to a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Medical management alone may be best treatment course for stroke prevention

Patients with narrowed arteries in the brain who received intensive medical treatment had fewer strokes and deaths than patients who received a brain stent in addition to medical treatment, according to the initial results ...

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created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Type 2 diabetes linked to higher risk of stroke and CV problems; metabolic syndrome isn't

Among patients who have had an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), type 2 diabetes was associated with an increased risk of recurrent stroke or cardiovascular events, but metabolic syndrome was not, according ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Antidepressants aid physical recovery in stroke, study suggests

A University of Iowa study finds that patients treated with a short course of antidepressants after a stroke have significantly greater improvement in physical recovery than patients treated with a placebo. Moreover, the ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

More advantages found for new drug: study

New findings from a McMaster University-led study of a drug recently identified to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation have been published in the high-impact New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) today. ...

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

Researchers to explore why there is a high risk of second stroke

Neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center are part of a multicenter, National Institutes of Health (NIH) study to determine the levels of stroke risk and stroke recurrence in patients with narrowed brain ...

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created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treating metabolic syndrome, undergoing carotid angioplasty

Treating metabolic syndrome and undergoing carotid angioplasty may prevent recurrent stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to revised American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines.

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created Oct 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Under 50? Silent duo could put you at risk for a big stroke

Being young doesn't mean you are immune to a stroke. You may feel healthy; you may be 18 or a vigorous 50. And yet you could be more vulnerable than you know. That could be because of the role played by silent risk factors ...

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created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Stroke prevention study in children with sickle cell anemia, iron overload stopped early

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has stopped a clinical trial evaluating a new approach to reduce the risk of recurrent stroke in children with sickle cell anemia and iron overload because of evidence ...

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created Jun 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Children can have recurrent strokes

Children can have strokes, and the strokes can recur, usually within a month, according to pediatric researchers. Unfortunately, the strokes often go unrecognized the first time, and the child does not receive treatment before ...

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created Feb 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0