Breaking news on stroke
Controlling Inflammation: Novel Drug Candidates Offer New Route published
Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Pursuing a relatively untapped route for regulating the immune system, an international team of researchers has designed and conducted initial tests on molecules that have the potential to treat diseases involving inflammation, such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, stroke and sepsis...
Minimizing Stroke Damage published
Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Following a stroke, factors as varied as blood sugar, body temperature and position in bed can affect patient outcomes, Loyola University Medical Center researchers report. In a review article in the journal MedLink Neurology, first author Murray Flaster, MD, PhD and colleagues summarize the latest research on caring for ischemic stroke patients...
Stroke Patients On Warfarin Can Be Safely Treated With Clot-Busting Drug published
Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Acute ischemic stroke patients taking the blood thinner warfarin can be treated safely with the clot-busting drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2012...
High Volume Stroke Centers Provide Faster Treatment And Have Superior Outcomes published
Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:00 PDT
According to a study published online in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, patients who attend stroke centers with a high volume of patients are treated faster and have better outcomes. Findings from the study are based on 442 patients with the average age of 66, treated with endovascular therapy at 9 specialist (tertiary) stroke centers between September 2009 and July 2011...
Speed Drawing Ability May Predict Subsequent Stroke Death Risk published
Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:00 PDT
Stroke remains one of the leading causes of mortality and disability, even though there have been advances in treatment. Older men who have impaired cognitive function prior to a stroke are at increased risk of subsequent disability and mortality...
Blood Clot Prevention In A Dietary Supplement published
Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
A compound called rutin, commonly found in fruits and vegetables and sold over the counter as a dietary supplement, has been shown to inhibit the formation of blood clots in an animal model of thrombosis...
Stroke Prevention Procedure For Patients With A-Fib Who Can't Take Blood Thinners published
Wed, 09 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT
Patients with atrial fibrillation (A-fib) who cannot take blood thinners now have an alternative to reduce their risk of stroke, which is five times more common in people with the rhythm disorder. The non-surgical procedure works by tying off the left atrial appendage (LAA), the source of most blood clots leading to stroke in patients with A-fib...
Updated Treatment Guidelines For Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage published
Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Patients who are diagnosed in the emergency room with a specific type of brain bleed should be considered for immediate transfer to a hospital that treats at least 35 cases a year, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association...
JAM-A Protein Keeps Blood Clots In Check published
Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Cut your toe, and platelets -- those disc-shaped cells circulating in your blood -- rush to the scene, clumping together to plug the leak. But when an unwanted clot forms in an artery, and an overaccumulation of platelets blocks blood flow, a heart attack or stroke occurs, too often with fatal results...
In Emergency Departments, Some Stroke Victims Not Receiving Timely Diagnosis, Care published
Fri, 04 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT
The mantra in stroke care is "time is brain." With each passing minute more brain cells are irretrievably lost and, because of this, timely diagnosis and treatment is essential to increase the chances for recovery...
Thrombus Aspiration And Stents In PCI - Long-term Outcome Similar published
Fri, 04 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT
New research confirms thrombus aspiration (TA) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) provides long-term outcomes similar to conventional intervention with bare-metal or drug-eluting stents...
For Most Heart Failure Patients, Aspirin And Warfarin Equally Effective published
Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Neither aspirin nor warfarin is superior for preventing a combined risk of death, stroke, and cerebral hemorrhage in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to a landmark clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine...
Cardiovascular Risk From NSAIDs published
Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
After nearly 13 years of study and intense debate, a pair of new papers from the Perelman School of Medicine, at the University of Pennsylvania have confirmed exactly how a once-popular class of anti-inflammatory drugs leads to cardiovascular risk for people taking it...
Is It Time For Regional Cardiovascular Emergency Care Systems Across The US? published
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Experts are proposing a new model of care collaboration to diagnosis, treat and follow patients who present with various emergent cardiovascular conditions which require rapid, resource-intensive care and confer a high risk of mortality, in an article published in Circulation...
Risk Of Stroke High When Anti-Clotting Drugs Stopped published
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Some patients with irregular heartbeats who are taken off anti-clotting medication face a high risk of stroke or blood clotting within a month, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association's Emerging Science Series webinar...
Anti-Depressants May Be Doing More Harm Than Good published
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
Commonly prescribed anti-depressants appear to be doing patients more harm than good, say researchers who have published a paper examining the impact of the medications on the entire body...
New Approach Points To Potential Treatment For Stroke published
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Stanford University School of Medicine neuroscientists have demonstrated, in a study published online in Stroke, that a compound mimicking a key activity of a hefty, brain-based protein is capable of increasing the generation of new nerve cells, or neurons, in the brains of mice that have had strokes. The mice also exhibited a speedier recovery of their athletic ability...
In Animal Model, Obstructive Sleep Apnea's Damage Evident After 1 Month published
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:00:00 PDT
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder in which there are recurring episodes of upper airway collapse during sleep with ongoing effort to breathe. OSA is estimated to affect 1 in 5 adults in America. The serious nature of the problem was captured in a landmark study which found that middle-age and older men with even mild levels of OSA were in danger of increased risk of stroke and death...
High Doses Of Vitamin C May Lower Blood Pressure published
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Taking large doses of vitamin C may moderately reduce blood pressure, according to an analysis of years of research by Johns Hopkins scientists. But the researchers stopped short of suggesting people load up on supplements...
First Study To Examine Soda And Stroke Risk published
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Researchers from Cleveland Clinic's Wellness Institute and Harvard University have found that greater consumption of sugar-sweetened and low-calorie sodas is associated with a higher risk of stroke. Conversely, consumption of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee was associated with a lower risk...
Discovery Of Key Protein Responsible For Controlling Nerve Cell Protection Could Lead To New Therapies For Stroke And Epilepsy published
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT
A key protein, which may be activated to protect nerve cells from damage during heart failure or epileptic seizure, has been found to regulate the transfer of information between nerve cells in the brain. The discovery, made by neuroscientists at the University of Bristol and published in Nature Neuroscience and PNAS, could lead to novel new therapies for stroke and epilepsy...
Discovery Of New Stem Cell In The Brain Could Be Key To Developing Methods To Heal And Repair Brain Injury And Disease published
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new stem cell in the adult brain. These cells can proliferate and form several different cell types - most importantly, they can form new brain cells. Scientists hope to take advantage of the finding to develop methods to heal and repair disease and injury in the brain...
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patient Deaths Cut By Nearly 12 Percent By Body Cooling published
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
Forced body cooling known as therapeutic hypothermia has reduced in-hospital deaths among sudden cardiac arrest patients nearly 12 percent between 2001 and 2009, according to a Mayo Clinic study being presented at the upcoming American Academy of Neurology 2012 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. The research is among several Mayo abstracts that will be discussed at the conference...
Consuming Low-Fat Dairy Food May Reduce Your Risk Of Stroke published
Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT
If you eat low-fat dairy foods, you may be reducing your risk of stroke. In a Swedish study published in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke, people who drank low-fat milk and ate low-fat yogurt and cheese had a lower risk of stroke compared to those who consumed full-fat dairy foods...
Gum Disease Not Found To Cause Heart Disease Or Stroke published
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Despite popular belief, gum disease hasn't been proven to cause atherosclerotic heart disease or stroke, and treating gum disease hasn't been proven to prevent heart disease or stroke, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal. Keeping teeth and gums healthy is important for your overall health...
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