Apixaban Compared to Rivaroxaban for A-Fib and Valvular Heart Disease
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 -- For patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and valvular heart disease (VHD), apixaban is associated with a reduced risk for ischemic stroke or systemic embolism and a reduced risk for bleeding compared with rivaroxaban,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 19, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Why John Fetterman Needs Closed Captioning Technology After His Stroke
Five months after the Democratic nominee in one of the nation’s most competitive Senate races suffered a stroke, there’s still a lot to learn about his recovery.
In the final weeks of the Pennsylvania Senate campaign, a key Republican attack against the state’s lieutenant governor, John Fetterman, has centered on his use of closed-captioning technology, which translates audio into text on a screen in real-time. He relied on the technology during an interview conducted Friday with NBC News, his first in-person, on-camera sit-down since his stroke in May.
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Source: TIME: Health - October 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mini Racker Tags: Uncategorized elections Explainer healthscienceclimate uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news
Success for Basilar Artery Stroke Thrombectomy: Trials Published Success for Basilar Artery Stroke Thrombectomy: Trials Published
Two randomized trials have shown benefits of endovascular therapy for Chinese patients with moderate to severe basilar artery ischemic strokes, but further trials are warranted in broader populations.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - October 13, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Stroke Care Stable After COVID-Linked Move to Telemedicine Stroke Care Stable After COVID-Linked Move to Telemedicine
Telemedicine can serve as a complementary tool for minor ischemic cerebrovascular events, data suggest.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
AF an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke AF an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke
A retrospective study suggests that atrial fibrillation (AF) is an independent risk factor for severe ischemic stroke and increased inpatient mortality rates.First Look (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - October 5, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Genetic Predisposition to Smoking Causally Linked to Stroke Outcomes
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 -- There appears to be a causal association for genetic predisposition to smoking with worse functional outcome after ischemic stroke, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in Neurology.
Zhizhong Zhang, Ph.D., from... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 23, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Making Low-Dose tPA Work for Japanese DOAC Users With Ischemic Stroke
(MedPage Today) -- Despite concerns about the potential bleeding risk, IV thrombolysis could be safely given to ischemic stroke patients within a day of direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) therapy, according to observational data from Japan.
Between... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 22, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
RapidPulse Raises Additional Funding for Ischemic Stroke Therapies and Notes Promising Results
MIAMI, Sept. 13, 2022 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- RapidPulse, Inc., a privately-held medical device company developing a novel aspiration system to treat ischemic stroke, today announced that it has raised an additional $10.5 million, bri... Devices, Interventional, Neurology, Venture Capital RapidPulse, Cyclic Aspiration System, stroke (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - September 13, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Flu Vaccine Offers Moderate Protection From Stroke
After full adjustment, association between influenza vaccination and ischemic stroke yielded adjusted odds ratio of 0.88 (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 8, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Gynecology, Infections, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news
Flu Vaccine Offers Moderate Protection From Stroke
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7, 2022 -- Influenza vaccination seems to have a moderate protective effect on ischemic stroke, according to a study published online Sept. 7 in Neurology.
Sara Rodríguez-Martín, Pharm.D., Ph.D., from the University... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 7, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Flu Shots Tied to Lower Stroke Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Annual flu shots were tied to lower ischemic stroke risk, a case-control study in Spain showed.
Older adults who received an influenza vaccine were 12% less likely to have an ischemic stroke versus people who weren't vaccinated... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 7, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Blood Type Tied to Early-Onset Stroke Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Two variants in ABO, a known stroke locus, were linked with early-onset ischemic stroke risk, a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) showed.
The variants tagged blood type subgroups O1 and A1, and effect sizes... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 2, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
ABO Variants Linked to Risk for Early - Onset Ischemic Stroke
Variants tagging blood groups O1, A1 more strongly linked to early - versus late - onset stroke; genetic risk for VTE also linked to EOS (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - September 1, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, Pathology, Journal, Source Type: news
ABO Variants Linked to Risk for Early-Onset Ischemic Stroke
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 -- ABO variants tagging blood groups O1 and A1 are more strongly associated with risk for early-onset stroke (EOS) versus late-onset stroke (LOS), according to a meta-analysis published online Aug. 31 in Neurology.
Thomas... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Could Your Blood Type Raise Your Odds for Stroke?
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 -- The risk of suffering a stroke at an early age may depend partly on a person ' s blood type, a large study suggests.
When it comes to the risk of ischemic stroke— the kind caused by a blood clot— studies have... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
