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Stroke education helps patients recognize stroke symptoms, encourages fast response
Clear, simple preparedness messages can help patients recognize symptoms of a subsequent stroke and speed up emergency room arrival times. Stroke education materials dramatically improved hospital arrival times, specifically among Hispanic stroke patients, a new study suggests.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Study finds wide variation in carotid artery stenting outcomes
Hospitals performing carotid artery stenting vary considerably in rates of in-hospital stroke or death -- from 0 to 18 percent overall and from 1.2 to 4.7 percent when accounting for variation in health of patients at admission, according to a study.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 18, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Two different carotid artery stenting procedures show little difference in effectiveness
Use of either proximal embolic protection devices (P-EPDs) or distal filter embolic protection devices (F-EPDs) during elective carotid artery stenting results in low rates of in-hospital stroke and death, according to a new study. The study found that although P-EPDs have been theorized to be more effective than F-EPDs at preventing stroke during carotid artery stenting, this first comparative effectiveness study revealed no statistically significant difference between the two devices.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 20, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Telemedicine enrolls patients remotely into acute stroke trial
For the first time in the world, researchers were able to enroll patients at other hospitals into an acute stroke clinical trial.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Quick, easy, early diagnosis with rare earth ions
Lack of oxygen in cells is an indicator of diseases as serious as cerebral haemorrhages, stroke and cancer. Regrettably measuring real-time oxygen concentration in living tissue is difficult with current technologies. Now a chemist has invented a compound which measures oxygen in cells and other biological material with high precision. The compound is based on rare earths emitting colored light that vary in color with the amount of oxygen present in the sample. Because emissions are in the visible range of the spectrum, it will be possible to measure oxygen using the optical microscopes already present in most hospitals.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 9, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Stroke patients receiving better, more timely care
One in four acute ischemic stroke patients receiving the clot-busting drug tissue plasminogen activator were transferred to a facility with expertise in stroke care. Those transferred to a certified stroke center were more likely to be younger, male and white. Hospitals that accepted transferred stroke patients were more common in the Midwest and more likely to be larger or academic medical centers.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Revolutionary device found to lower blood pressure
A revolutionary device has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure among patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure, compared to those treated with usual drug measures. "High blood pressure is very dangerous and leads to hospital treatment, stroke, heart attack and chronic kidney disease. We must find better means of treating high blood pressure as drugs do not work for everyone and the Coupler is a big step forward in our search for alternative treatment," said the lead investigator.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 23, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
'July effect' does not impact stroke outcomes, according to new study
Patients with strokes caused by blood clots -known as acute ischemic strokes- who were admitted in July had similar outcomes compared to patients admitted any other month, according to a new study. The findings challenge concerns about the possibility of lower quality of care and the potential risk of poorer outcomes in teaching hospitals when new medical residents start each July - sometimes called the 'July effect.'
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 23, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Rates of intracerebral haemorrhage in Australia appear to be falling
A large retrospective, observational study of hospital admissions and death registrations data has shown that both the overall incidence and mortality rates of intracerebral hemorrhage -- a type of stroke -- are falling in Australia. This may be the result of widespread implementation of prevention and treatment programs, the researchers say.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 11, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
For stroke patients, hospital bed position is delicate balancing act
During the first 24 hours after a stroke, attention to detail -- such as hospital bed positioning -- is critical to patient outcomes. Most strokes are caused by blood clots that block blood flow to the brain. Sitting upright can harm the patient because it decreases blood flow and oxygen to the brain just when the brain needs more blood.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 30, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
For brain hemorrhage, risk of death lower at high-volume hospitals
For patients with a severe type of stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage, treatment at a hospital that treats a high volume of subarachnoid hemorrhage cases is associated with a lower risk of death, reports a new study.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 24, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Clinical trial could change standard treatment for stroke
A large international clinical trial has shed new light on the effectiveness of current hospital protocols for managing blood pressure in stroke patients. The study has tried to solve two major conundrums faced by doctors when treating people who have suffered a stroke -- should blood pressure be lowered using medicated skin patches, and should existing blood pressure medication be stopped or continued after a stroke?
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 22, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Rural hospitals replicate experiences of big city stroke care
A new model for stroke care is being studied in rural Alberta to reduce inequities in health across communities. This model shows how hospitals in rural areas can mimic the type of care that's often only available in larger centers.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 7, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Statin use during hospitalization for hemorrhagic stroke associated with improved survival
This study was conducted by the same researchers who recently discovered that the use of cholesterol-lowering statins can improve survival in victims of ischemic stroke.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 22, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Telestroke units improve stroke care in underserved areas
Using telecommunications to connect stroke experts to stroke patients in rural areas continued to improve and sustain stroke care, according to new research. With the tele-medical linked Stroke Units, patients in regional hospitals had around-the-clock access to consultations with vascular neurologists at stroke centers, including evaluation of brain imaging and patient examination via videoconferencing when needed.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 21, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
