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People Having Stroke Should Get Therapy Within 60 Minutes Of Hospital Arrival
People having an ischemic stroke should receive clot-dissolving therapy - if appropriate - within 60 minutes of arriving at the hospital, according to new American Stroke Association guidelines published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. Ischemic stroke, which accounts for nine in 10 strokes, is caused by a blood clot in the arteries leading to the brain. Calling 9-1-1 immediately after recognizing any of the warning signs of stroke - and getting to a stroke center as fast as possible - are still the most important steps for optimal stroke care...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Recognizing 5 Sudden Symptoms Of Stroke Could Save A Life
Recognizing the five sudden symptoms of stroke could save a person's life, even a young life, according to an expert from the Stroke Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death among Americans, and about 795,000 people are affected by stroke each year in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Stroke is also the main cause of adult disability. Unfortunately, the elderly are no longer the only people affected by stroke. Close to 20% of strokes occur in people younger than age 55...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Stroke Costs Predicted To More Than Double In The Next 20 Years
Costs to treat stroke are projected to more than double and the number of people having strokes may increase 20 percent by 2030, according to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. In a statement published in Stroke, an American Heart Association journal, the association cites the aging U.S. population as the main reason for the increases and predicts that by 2030: Almost 4 percent of U.S. adults - nearly one in 25 - will have a stroke. This translates into an additional 3.4 million people with stroke in 2030. Costs to treat stroke may increase from $71...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Waking up to new treatments for stroke - WAKE-UP trial starts in the UK
WAKE-UP - a large European clinical trial to test whether current 'clot dissolving' treatments can be used in people who wake up with the symptoms of stroke enrolled the first UK patients at the Southern General Hospital this week. Every year about two million patients have a stroke in the EU. Up to 20 per cent of stroke patients wake up with stroke symptoms so the time the stroke started is unknown. This makes patients ineligible for the only approved treatment for acute stroke- the delivery the thrombolytic or 'clot dissolving' drug rtPA...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Impact of atrial fibrillation on stroke risk eliminated with multiple risk factors
Dr Benn Christiansen said: "We know that atrial fibrillation increases the risk of ischemic stroke. And in patients with atrial fibrillation or previous ischemic stroke, the risk of stroke increases with the number of risk factors. But until now, little attention has been paid to the association between stroke risk and risk factors in patients without prior stroke or atrial fibrillation. We wanted to explore that association and to quantify if stroke risk was of comparable size in patients with numerous risk factors...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Stroke systems of care essential to reducing deaths, disabilities
Several key elements in systems of care can reduce stroke deaths and disabilities, according to a new American Heart Association/American Stroke Association policy statement published in its journal Stroke. Stroke is the number four cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States. On average, every 4 minutes someone dies of a stroke. The policy statement addresses patients' care from the time stroke symptoms are identified, to the emergency medical services' (EMS) response, to the transport and treatment in the hospital and rehabilitation...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Better outcomes for stroke victims admitted to Get With The Guidelines-Stroke hospitals
Award-winning Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke hospitals are more likely than Primary Stroke Center certified hospitals to provide all the recommended guideline-based care for patients, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke (GWTG-S) Performance Achievement Award (PAA) recognizes hospitals that meet specific criteria in following research-based guidelines for stroke care...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
New Stroke Gene Discovery Could Lead To Tailored Treatments
An international study led by King's College London has identified a new genetic variant associated with stroke. By exploring the genetic variants linked with blood clotting - a process that can lead to a stroke - scientists have discovered a gene which is associated with large vessel and cardioembolic stroke but has no connection to small vessel stroke. Published in the journal Annals of Neurology, the study provides a potential new target for treatment and highlights genetic differences between different types of stroke, demonstrating the need for tailored treatments...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Marijuana Use Doubles Risk Of Stroke
The most popular illegal drug, marijuana, has been found to double the risk of stroke among young adults, according to findings revealed at The American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. The study, carried out in New Zealand, identified that marijuana smokers were more than twice as likely than healthy adults to have suffered an ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA). Lead investigator of the study, P. Alan Barber, Ph.D., M.D., said: "This is the first case-controlled study to show a possible link to the increased risk of stroke from cannabis...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Marijuana Use Linked To Higher Risk Of Stroke
The most popular illegal drug, marijuana, may double the risk of stroke among young adults, according to findings revealed at The American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. The study, carried out in New Zealand, identified that marijuana smokers were more than twice as likely than healthy adults to have suffered an ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA). Lead investigator of the study, P. Alan Barber, Ph.D., M.D., said: "This is the first case-controlled study to show a possible link to the increased risk of stroke from cannabis...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
A "FAST" Response To Stroke Can Reduce Long-Term Damage
During National Stroke Awareness Month, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Stroke Centers Offer Tips on How to Recognize and Prevent Strokes A stroke can strike in an instant, but can change a person's life forever. Strokes -- 80 percent of which are caused by a blood clot that blocks blood flow to the brain -- are medical emergencies that require immediate attention. The earlier a stroke is recognized and treated, the greater the chance of recovery. Remembering the acronym FAST is an easy way to learn how to recognize a stroke and what to do to minimize its long-term damaging effects...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Strong Support For The Ongoing Development And Implementation Of Regional Systems Of Organized Stroke Care Delivery
An integrated system of stroke care delivery in Ontario, Canada, has resulted in fewer deaths from stroke and fewer discharges to long-term care facilities because of better access to optimal stroke care, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Stroke care requires specialized resources such as neuroimaging, treatments to dissolve blood clots and other therapies delivered by skilled health care professionals...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Risk Of Stroke Can Be Reduced By Minor Changes In Cardiovascular Health
A report, published in Stroke, showed that small improvements in cardiovascular risk factors reduce the chances a person will suffer a stroke. The report is part of an ongoing national study called Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) which is funded by NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Strokes are caused by abnormal changes in blood flow in the brain or the bursting of brain blood vessels...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Stroke Patients Who Cannot Walk 3-6 Months After Onset Need Special Care
Gait dysfunction is one of the most serious disabling sequelae of stroke. Regaining gait ability in stroke is a primary goal of neurorehabilitation. Furthermore, gait is a less demanding motor function than hand function. Stroke patients can walk when motor function is recovered in the proximal joint (hip and knee), at least to the degree of being able to oppose gravity. In general, most motor recovery after stroke occurs within 3-6 months after onset, and gait function usually recovers within 3 months of stroke onset...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Improved prevention, treatment leads to decline in U.S stroke deaths
Stroke deaths in the United States have declined dramatically in recent decades due to improved treatment and prevention, according to a scientific statement published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.The American Stroke Association commissioned this paper to discuss the reasons that stroke dropped from the third to fourth leading cause of death."The decline in stroke deaths is one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th and 21st centuries," said Daniel T. Lackland, Dr. P.H.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
