Tag: Stroke

American Stroke Association Late Breaking News Brief - Abstract LB 8, Session MEII Thursday Main Event HONOLULU, Feb. 7, 2019 ...

Intensive blood pressure lowering safe for clot-buster-treated stroke patients, but…

American Stroke Association Late Breaking News Brief - Abstract LB 6, Session MEII Thursday Main Event HONOLULU, Feb. 7, 2019 ...

Reversal agent decreases life-threatening bleeding

American Stroke Association Late Breaking News Brief - Abstract LB 7, Session MEII Thursday Main Event HONOLULU, Feb. 7, 2019 ...

Removing more blood via minimally invasive surgery more likely to improve hemorrhagic stroke recover

American Stroke Association Late Breaking News Brief - Abstract LB5, Session MEII Thursday Main Event HONOLULU, Feb. 7, 2019 -- ...

Aggressive clearance key to best outcome after a brain hemorrhage

MISTIE III trial confirms need to remove at least 70 percent of an intracerebral clotCredit: The University of Chicago Medicine ...

Minimally-invasive surgery for brain bleeds may not be better at restoring function than standard me

American Stroke Association Late Breaking News Brief - Abstract LB 4, Session MEII Thursday Main Event HONOLULU, Feb. 7, 2019 ...

NIH study provides answer to long-held debate on blood sugar control after stroke

Findings may have immediate impact on clinical practice WHAT: Hyperglycemia, or increased glucose, is common in patients with acute ischemic ...

Cilostazol-combo antiplatelet therapy reduced risk for recurrent stroke

American Stroke Association Late Breaking News Brief - Abstract LB 3, Session MEI Opening Main Event HONOLULU, Feb. 6, 2019 ...

Intense IV blood sugar control doesn't improve stroke outcomes

American Stroke Association Late Breaking News Brief - Abstract LB 1, Session MEI Opening Main Event HONOLULU, Feb. 6, 2019 ...

Ambulance nitroglycerin patch to lower blood pressure did not improve stroke outcomes

American Stroke Association Late Breaking News Brief - Abstract LB 2, Session MEI Opening Main Event HONOLULU, Feb. 6, 2019 ...

Absentmindedness points to earlier warning signs of silent strokes among people at risk

Adults who notice that they frequently lose their train of thought or often become sidetracked may in fact be displaying ...

Depression increases risk of death in older adults

February 5, 2019

The article is available free with open access from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jgs.15731 As we ...

World's largest study shows treatment success in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

February 5, 2019

Despite rapidly increasing intervention rates, the complication rate remains consistently low Scientists at the Center for Cardiology of the Mainz ...

New wisdom about high cholesterol treatment for adults aged 80 and older