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FDA strengthens warning that NSAIDs increase heart attack and stroke risk
Back in 2005, the FDA warned that taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen and naproxen increased the risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Last week it took the unusual step of further strengthening this warning. This was done on the advice of an expert panel that reviewed new information about NSAIDs and their risks. Because NSAIDs are widely used, it’s important to be aware of downsides of taking an NSAID and to take steps to limit the risk.
Many people take NSAIDs to relieve mild to moderate pain. These medications may be particularly effective in conditions in which pain results pri...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - July 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gregory Curfman, MD Tags: Heart Health heart attack heart disease NSAIDS Stroke Source Type: news
Rate Of Brain Hemorrhage In Stroke Patients Given TPA Isn't Meaningfully Higher
Millions of Americans take aspirin or other drugs every day to reduce their risk of heart attacks or other problems caused by blood clots. But when one of them suffers a stroke caused by a clot in their brain, some emergency teams might hesitate to give a powerful clot-busting medication called tPA -- for fear that the combination of drugs might cause dangerous brain bleeding. Now, a University of Michigan Stroke Program study suggests this fear may be unfounded, at least for most patients taking common clot-preventing therapies...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Aspirin resistance signals increased stroke severity
Stroke severity and infarct volume are significantly increased among patients who become resistant to aspirin, show study findings published in Neurology.
Source: MedWire News - April 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Stroke: This herbal extract could improve brain function
Those who have experienced ischemic stroke may benefit from taking a combination of ginkgo biloba extract and aspirin, a new study suggests.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
8 ways to prevent a stroke
This year, nearly half a million women will have a stroke. The June 2013 Harvard Women's Health Watch offers eight steps women can take to limit the chances a stroke will strike.
Women can't do anything about two leading contributors to stroke—age and family history. But there are many other stroke risk factors they can control. Becoming aware of them is the first step. "Knowledge is power," says Dr. Natalia Rost, associate professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and associate director of the Acute Stroke Service at Massachusetts General Hospital. "If you know that a particular risk factor is sabotaging your...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - May 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Check the pulse to track irregular heartbeats after a stroke
The rapid, irregular heartbeat known as atrial
fibrillation is a key cause of stroke. New research suggests that it's to blame
for more strokes than doctors realized, and that simply measuring the pulse could
help detect unrecognized atrial fibrillation and avert a second stroke, reports
the October 2014 Harvard Heart Letter.
Atrial fibrillation can come and go,
lasting from a few seconds to several days. Some people have distressing
symptoms such as palpitations, dizziness, or chest pressure. For many others, atrial
fibrillation passes silently. Either way, blood can pool in the heart's upper
chambers, or atria. This stag...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - September 30, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Here ’s Why Aspirin Is Important for Preventing Heart Disease
By now, it’s not a surprise that doctors advise anyone who has had a heart attack or stroke to take a low-dose aspirin every day. But remembering to take a pill daily can be a challenge.
In a new study published Monday in the journal Circulation, researchers show just how risky stopping aspirin therapy can be. They followed more than 601,000 people who took low-dose aspirin (80mg) daily to prevent heart disease and stroke. Three years after the study began, people who stopped taking aspirin for whatever reason had a 37% higher rate of heart problems including heart attack and stroke, compared to those who continued r...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - September 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized aspirin aspirin and heart disease onetime Stroke Source Type: news
Why It ’s So Risky for Heart Patients to Stop Taking a Daily Aspirin
By now, it’s not a surprise that doctors advise anyone who has had a heart attack or stroke to take a low-dose aspirin every day. But remembering to take a pill daily can be a challenge.
In a new study published Monday in the journal Circulation, researchers show just how risky stopping aspirin therapy can be. They followed more than 601,000 people who took low-dose aspirin (80mg) daily to prevent heart disease and stroke. Three years after the study began, people who stopped taking aspirin for whatever reason had a 37% higher rate of heart problems including heart attack and stroke, compared to those who continued r...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - September 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized aspirin aspirin and heart disease onetime Stroke Source Type: news
DAPT vs. Aspirin in Patients With Stroke or TIA DAPT vs. Aspirin in Patients With Stroke or TIA
This study found that compared with aspirin alone, DAPT given within 24 hours of high-risk TIA or mild to moderate stroke reduces the risk of recurrent stroke, but comes with higher risk of bleeding.Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Take aspirin immediately after a 'funny turn' to cut your risk of stroke by up to 80%
An Oxford University study found that taking an aspirin immediately after a 'mini stroke' - or transient ischaemic attack - reduced the risk of a subsequent major stroke by up to 80 per cent.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aspirin After Mini-Stroke May Help Prevent Full-Blown Stroke
Study finds risk is reduced by as much as 80 percent
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Blood Thinners, Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - May 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Studies: Low-Dose Aspirin May Not Prevent Initial Heart Attack, Stroke
Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke or other heart problem in people who already have had one, but the risks don’t outweigh the benefits for most other folks, major new research finds.
Although it’s been used for more than a century, aspirin’s value in many situations is still unclear. The latest studies are some of the largest and longest to test this pennies-a-day blood thinner in people who don’t yet have heart disease or a blood vessel-related problem.
One found that aspirin did not help prevent first strokes or heart attacks...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - August 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Healthwatch aspirin Source Type: news
Preeclampsia Linked to Later Stroke Risk, Aspirin May Help Preeclampsia Linked to Later Stroke Risk, Aspirin May Help
Having preeclampsia or other forms of hypertension during pregnancy puts women at increased risk of later stroke, which may be mitigated by long-term use of aspirin, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
PFO Closure After Stroke Shows Long-term Benefits PFO Closure After Stroke Shows Long-term Benefits
A new study shows a low rate of recurrent stroke with up to 17 years of follow-up. It also questions the need for lifelong use of aspirin in these patients.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Who Is Taking Aspirin To Prevent Heart Attack Or Stroke? First Of Its Kind Study In Canada
A new study out of the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry shows a large population of healthy people are taking Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease, despite the fact that new literature shows it isn't as beneficial as once thought. Olga Szafran and Mike Kolber, in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta, surveyed patients over the age of 50 at two clinics in Alberta. They found that more than 40 per cent of people who don't suffer from cardiovascular disease are popping pills daily to prevent a heart attack or stroke - a practice called primary prevention...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
