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Salt Substitution Cuts Risk for Recurrent Stroke
HealthDay News — Salt substitution is safe and reduces the risk for stroke recurrence and death among patients with stroke, according to a study published online Feb. 5 in JAMA Cardiology.
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Propranolol May Reduce Overall Stroke Risk in Women With Migraine
Propranolol is associated with a reduced risk for overall stroke among women with migraine, with a more pronounced protective effect for ischemic stroke.
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American Stroke Association, Feb. 5-7
International Stroke Conference of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association was held from Feb. 5 to 7 in ...
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Propranolol May Cut Stroke Risk in Women With Migraine
After adjusting for potential confounders (age, sex, race, use of birth control, pregnancy), findings showed propranolol use was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of stroke among ...
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COVID-19 Patients Have Worse Recovery Outcomes Following Ischemic Stroke
A study has found that patients with ischemic stroke and COVID-19, compared with patients without COVID-19, experience worse recovery outcomes.
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Pippa Tyrrell: Manchester’s first ever dedicated stroke physician whose overhaul of the city’s services led to change throughout the UK
Before Pippa Tyrrell led the overhaul of Manchester’s stroke services, patients were admitted to general medical and geriatric wards in their local hospital and had limited access to emergency brain ...
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Safety and effectiveness of anticoagulation therapy in older people with atrial fibrillation during exposed and unexposed treatment periods
Background Anticoagulation therapy reduces stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but it is often underused ...
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Advancing clinical management of left ventricular thrombosis: prevention, detection and treatment modalities in the modern era
Heightened interest in left ventricular thrombus (LVT) stems from the consistent association of subsequent stroke and systemic embolism after LVT, and many aspects of its management still exist in a ...
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HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest reaccredited as advanced comprehensive stroke center
The Joint Commission has granted HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest its Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Comprehensive Stroke ...
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Recursion Presents Phase 2 Data for REC-994 in CCM in Late-Breaking Oral Presentation at the International Stroke Conference
“We are pleased to share the updated Phase 2 data through a late-breaking oral presentation at this year’s International Stroke Conference ... are based on management’s current estimates ...
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Recursion Presents Phase 2 Data for REC-994 in CCM in Late-Breaking Oral Presentation at the International Stroke Conference
These results were presented today at the Late-Breaking Science Concurrent Oral Abstract Sessions at the International Stroke Conference ... statements are based on management’s current ...
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Cost-effectiveness of endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke with large infarct in China
Results Compared with medical management alone, endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke with large infarction was found to be cost-effective from the fourth year onward and during a lifetime.