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
Feb 03, 2012 |
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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
Nov 15, 2011 |
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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 ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Nov 09, 2011 |
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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
Oct 27, 2011 |
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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
Oct 17, 2011 |
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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.
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Oct 03, 2011 |
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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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Sep 07, 2011 |
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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
Jun 13, 2011 |
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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
Apr 07, 2011 |
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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. ...
Feb 10, 2011 |
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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 ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 09, 2010 |
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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.
Oct 21, 2010 |
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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 ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 08, 2010 |
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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 ...
Jun 04, 2010 |
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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 ...
Feb 24, 2010 |
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