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The Leading Risk Factor Of Left Atrial Enlargement During Aging Is Obesity

10 November 2009

Aside from aging itself, obesity appears to be the most powerful predictor of left atrial enlargement (LAE), upping one's risk of atrial fibrillation (the most common type of arrhythmia), stroke and death, according to...
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Association Between Higher Carotid Arterial Stenting Rates And Poorer Clinical Outcomes

09 November 2009

Among eligible Medicare beneficiaries, increased use of carotid arterial stenting (CAS) procedures to treat carotid stenosis - the narrowing of the carotid artery - is associated with higher rates of mortality and adverse...
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Lack Of Evidence A Problem For Policymakers, Doctors And Patients

06 November 2009

One category of medical mysteries that stumps expert doctors and policymakers alike falls under the heading: What works? News reports on two new studies - and one that was never completed - offer insight into that issue...
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Stroke News Articles Archive - Page 1

05 November 2009

To Provide Stroke Protection, Estrogen Therapy Probably Needs To Be Given Soon After Menopause

04 November 2009

Estrogen And Stroke Risk

Couples Say Relationships Damaged By Stroke

Researchers Unlock The 'Sound Of Learning' By Linking Sensory And Motor Systems

03 November 2009

Use Of Low Dose Aspirin To Protect Against Cardiovascular Disease Should Be Abandoned

02 November 2009

Forsyth Medical Center Launches Region's First Comprehensive Teleneurology Program

Need For Gender-Specific Research Highlighted at Women And Cardiovascular Health Conference

30 October 2009

What Health Professionals Can Do On World Stroke Day

29 October 2009

NeuroVasx Announces First Case Of CPAX Aneurysm Treatment System In Spain

How To Prevent A Mini Stroke From Becoming A Major Problem

Study Targets Stroke Prevention In Children With Sickle Cell Anemia

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Implements Tele-Stroke Network

Increased Blood Pressure In Inuit Due To Salt Intake

Migraine With Aura Is Associated With Increased Risk Of Stroke

28 October 2009

Migraine With Aura Doubles The Risk Of Stroke

Only Some Migraine Sufferers At Higher Risk Of Stroke

27 October 2009

Even A Few Cigarettes A Day Reduces Artery Health In Young Adults

Peripheral Artery Disease - Angina In The Legs? Time To Alert Patients And Physicians

Increased Stroke Risk From Birth Control Pills

26 October 2009

Teaching About The Risks Factors For Stroke

Master Regulator Found For Regenerating Nerve Fibers In Live Animals

Heart And Stroke Foundation Bestows First Ever Distinguished Clinician Scientist Award

23 October 2009

Invatec Receives FDA Clearance For Mo.Ma(R) Ultra Proximal Cerebral Protection Device

22 October 2009

Restoring More Functions After Neurological Injury With The Help Of Tailored Physical Therapy

Journal Of Vision Article Suggests Potential Treatment For Blindsight Patients

Further Evidence To Back Extension Of Treatment Window For Stroke To 4.5 Hours (ECASS III Study)

21 October 2009

NASA Technology Key Component Of New Diagnostic Aid From DynaDx

Muscle 'Synergies' May Be Key To New Stroke Treatment

Translational Stroke Research: New Neuroscience Journal Debuts At Springer

FDA Approves MICARDIS(R) As The First Treatment In Its Class To Reduce The Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke, Or Death From Cardiovascular Causes...

Confirmation To Back Extension Of Treatment Window For Stroke To 4.5 Hours (ECASS III Study)

20 October 2009

Added Oxygen During Stroke Reduces Brain Tissue Damage

Protein May Predict Heart Attack And Early Death, But Not Stroke

Mechanism For Neuron Self-Preservation Revealed By Researchers

15 October 2009

Error In CT Scan Machine Led To Radiation Overdoses In LA Hospital

13 October 2009

At Top-Rated Hospitals There Is A 52 Percent Lower Chance Of Dying: HealthGrades Study

The Stroke Association And Siemens Launch Stroke For Stroke 2010

Thrombolysis For Stroke Saves Money After Five Years

12 October 2009

Therapeutic Hypothermia Journal Announced By Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

10 October 2009

NIH Grant To Study Brain Disorder Among Chinese

09 October 2009

Leader In Stroke Treatments Honored By American Neurological Association, University Of Maryland

Shingles Raises Risk Of Stroke

Reverse Medical Corporation Achieves Milestone Of Human Use With The ReStoreTM Microcatheter In Acute Ischemic Stroke

Study Supports Rapid And Aggressive Blood Pressure Reduction As A Treatment Option In Patients With Hemorrhagic Stroke

Enzyme May Be A Key To Alzheimer's-Related Cell Death

08 October 2009

Teaming Up For Heart Disease: ASU's Biodesign Institute And Singapore's National University Health System

B-Vitamin Pills Have No Effect On Heart Disease Risk

The Important Relationship Between Flexibility And Health

07 October 2009

U.S. Lags Behind Industrialized Countries On Preventable Deaths

Most Stroke Victims Arrive At Hospital Too Late For Drug Therapy

Routine Stroke Prevention Therapies Are Underused In The Very Elderly But Could Be Very Effective; And More Research In Epilepsy In Very Old Needed

Merz Pharmaceuticals Announces Phase III Data For NT 201 In Post-stroke Upper Limb Spasticity

Antibiotic May Be New Stroke Treatment

05 October 2009

Very Elderly Age Group: Need For Routine Stroke Prevention Therapies And Research In Epilepsy

03 October 2009

Fish Oil May Protect Against Stroke From Ruptured Carotid Artery Plaques

02 October 2009

Heart Attack And Stroke Prevented In Large, Diverse Population By Bundling 2 Low-Cost Heart Drugs

Severe Stress Can Cause Stroke

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