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Heart Disease Deaths Spiked During COVID
Deaths from heart disease and stroke among adults living in the United States have been on the decline since 2010. But the COVID-19 pandemic reversed that downward trend in 2020, new research shows.
Source: WebMD Health - November 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID Vaccines: Facts for Heart, Stroke Patients
Experts have a simple answer for heart and stroke patients questioning whether they need a COVID-19 vaccination. That answer: yes.
Source: WebMD Health - January 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID-19 Survival Declines When Brain Affected: Study
Among patients who had brain imaging, 55 were diagnosed with stroke and 258 had confusion or altered thinking ability.
Source: WebMD Health - December 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stroke Appears 8 Times More Likely With COVID Than With Flu
Among more than 1,900 patients with COVID-19, 1.6% suffered a stroke, versus 0.2% of nearly 1,500 patients seriously ill with flu, researchers found.
Source: WebMD Health - July 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Strokes Are Deadlier When They Hit COVID Patients
COVID-19 hasn't increased the risk for stroke, but when a stroke occurs it's more likely to be fatal, a new study finds.
Source: WebMD Health - May 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID-19 Cuts Stroke Cases Nearly 40% Nationwide
Nearly real-time data on use of brain imaging software shows a precipitous drop in stroke evaluations during the pandemic.
Source: WebMD Health - May 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trials and Tribulations: Neurology Research During COVID-19
Investigators leading ongoing pivotal trials in Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, and stroke have had to make a quick pivot to change plans and protocols for key trials during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: WebMD Health - April 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Don't Ignore Signs of Heart Attack During COVID-19
Fewer heart attack and stroke patients are seeking medical care since the coronavirus pandemic began and doctors are wondering why.
Source: WebMD Health - April 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID-19 Daily: Stroke in Young Adults, Test Safety Issues
These are the coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
Source: WebMD Health - April 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID-19 Linked to Large Vessel Stroke in Young Adults
Physicians on the front lines of treating COVID-19 are seeing large vessel strokes in people under age 50 hospitalized with COVID-19.
Source: WebMD Health - April 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Global Appeal to MI, Stroke Patients to Seek Care Amid Pandemic
Concerns of contracting COVID-19 and social distancing may be prompting patients to ignore their symptoms, 'causing a new public health crisis,' one observer says.
Source: WebMD Health - April 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID-19: Are Acute Stroke Patients Avoiding Emergency Care?
Stroke specialists across the country are reporting a drop in the number of patients seeking emergency care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: WebMD Health - April 9, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Neurologic Symptoms and COVID-19: What's Known, What Isn't
Some patients with COVID-19 are also presenting with neurologic disorders, including encephalopathy, stroke, Guillain-Barre syndrome and more. What it means, however, is at this point unclear.
Source: WebMD Health - April 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Acute Stroke Care During COVID-19: AHA's Emergency Strategy
Suspending the usual review and evidence requirements for official statements, the AHA/ASA issues emergency guidance on treatment of acute stroke during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: WebMD Health - April 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stroke Drug Could Help COVID-19 Patients
The research focuses on a drug called tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), which is normally used to quickly dissolve blood clots that cause strokes or heart attacks.
Source: WebMD Health - March 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
