Stroke News From Medical News Today
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:14:08 +0200
Society For Vascular Medicine Features Case Study, Special Section On Peripheral Artery Disease During PAD Awareness Month
One in 20 Americans over age 50 has Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), a condition that robs them of their independence and mobility by increasing the risk of heart attack, stroke, amputation and death. The Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM) is working to increase awareness of PAD, its diagnosis and treatment...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:00:00 PDT
Netherlands Study Shows Need For Dose Management Care When Switching To Generic Statins
Research conducted in the Netherlands has highlighted the need for care when switching patients under treatment for high cholesterol from branded to generic drug families. The study shows that much of the switching can result in patients inadvertently receiving non-equivalent doses, potentially leading to an increased risk of downstream heart disease and stroke...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Study Shows Local Standards Of Care Affect The Benefits Of Switching To New Treatement Alternatives
An analysis of a trial into how a new drug dabigatran was effective in preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation has shown that local standards of care affect the benefits of switching to new treatments...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Apixaban Success Halts Stroke Prevention Trial
The data monitoring committee of the AVERROES study, seeing overwhelming evidence of the success of apixaban in the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation who are unsuitable for the conventional treatment of warfarin, has recommended early termination of this study. The decision came after repeated review and careful consideration of all efficacy and safety data...
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:00:00 PDT
Stroke Program 'Get With The Guidelines' Could Be Global Model
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke program could be a foundation for improving stroke care globally, according to a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers assessed Get With The Guidelines - Stroke in the Taiwan Stroke Registry with 30,599 stroke admissions between 2006 and 2008...
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:00:00 PDT
New Global Campaign Aims To Prevent As Many As 1 Million Atrial Fibrillation-Related Strokes
1 Mission 1 Million - Getting to the Heart of Stroke launches announcing a worldwide effort to help prevent as many as 1 million atrial fibrillation (AF)-related strokes through increased awareness and understanding...
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:00:00 PDT
Genetic Substudy Shows Fewer Major Cardiovascular Events With Ticagrelor (BRILINTA) Regardless Of Relevant Genetic Variability In ACS Patients
A new genetic substudy of PLATO (A Study of PLATelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes) showed that the effects on a combined primary endpoint of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke seen in Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) patients who received the investigational oral antiplatelet treatment, ticagrelor (BRILINTA™), were maintained, whether or not...
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:00:00 PDT
Most Salads Have Too Much Salt, UK Study
A British study of 270 salads and pasta bowls purchased from retail outlets, supermarkets, cafes and fast food restaurants revealed that a surprising number of them contained more than half of our daily recommended salt intake...
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:00:00 PDT
After Simulated Stroke, Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells Aid Lab Animal Brain Cell Survival
Human umbilical cord blood cells (HUCB) used to treat cultured rat brain cells (astrocytes) deprived of oxygen appear to protect astrocytes from cell death after stroke-like damage, reports a team of researchers from the University of South Florida (USF) Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair. Their study was published in the August, 2010 issue of Stem Cell Review and Reports...
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT
UT Southwestern University Hospital - St. Paul Recognized As Primary Stroke Center
The Joint Commission has certified UT Southwestern University Hospital - St. Paul as a Primary Stroke Center, a distinction for hospitals fostering specialized stroke care for patients. Expertly trained stroke teams of neurologists, imaging specialists, nurses and technicians have ready access to the technology and medications that can limit damage during or after a stroke...
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:00:00 PDT
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