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Stroke Heroes 2016
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Puget Sound Division, along with our sponsor Medtronic, congratulates the honorees for this year's Stroke Hero Awards. We had amazing stories sent to us. Thank you to all of you who submitted a nomination. Here are some of the inspiring individuals honored this year as a Stroke Hero. AMY MOORE, Stroke Survivor Amy is described as a truly an inspiring person who has never let her stroke stop her from accomplishing her goals. Her stroke was diagnosed at six months of age and left her legally blind. Amy learned Braille during her first two years of high school an...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Eating chocolate may slightly lower your risk of stroke
ConclusionThis study used a large prospective cohort of English residents to estimate the risk chocolate poses to cardiovascular death and disease. In addition, they systematically combed the research literature for other similar studies, combining their results with that of other researchers. By comparing the highest chocolate consumers with chocolate abstainers, they found that chocolate was linked to a lower risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease. The risk for coronary heart disease was not statistically significant. Results from the meta-analysis of eight additional studies showed higher chocolate consumption was li...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Heart/lungs Neurology Source Type: news

TAVR Vs Standard Surgery: Midterm Stroke, Death Rates Comparable
All-cause and cardiovascular mortality were similar for transaortic valve replacement compared to open-heart surgery in high-risk older patients at three years with no increased risk of stroke after 30 days, according to results from the PARTNER study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. The transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system was investigated as an alternative to open-heart surgery for high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis - narrowing of a main circulatory gateway in the heart that reduces blood flow...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news

Medtronic heart valve found to reduce death, stroke rate
(Reuters) - Medtronic Inc's CoreValve heart valve implant significantly lowered death and stroke rates in frail, elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis who were considered too ill for surgery, according to data from a late-stage clinical trial.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

COREVALVE reduces rate of death and stroke in sickest patients with aortic stenosis
In a clinical trial, a self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve met the key performance objective of reducing death and stroke in patients with severe aortic stenosis at "extreme risk" for surgery. Results of the COREVALVE EXTREME RISK trial were presented at the 25th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium. Sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), TCT is the world's premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news

Low mortality, stroke seen with newest Edwards TAVR system: study
(Reuters) - Researchers on Sunday presented trial data showing very low mortality and stroke rates using the third generation version of Edwards Lifesciences Corp's non-invasive heart valve replacement system that could help support its U.S. approval.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

The Patients We Do Not See
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

This year's top 10 advances in cardiovascular disease
Progress in the fight against heart disease and stroke came on many fronts during 2014, from novel drugs and procedures to improvements and newfound benefits from existing treatments. In the December 2014 Harvard Heart Letter, Editor in Chief Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt selected 10 of the most important advances. New drugs cut cholesterol levels by half. A new class of drugs, given by injection just once or twice a month, can slash harmful LDL cholesterol levels by about 50%. Studies are under way to see if any of these experimental agents, called PCSK9 inhibitors, prevent heart attacks or improve heart disease survival. Replacing...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - November 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Personalizing Medicine: Considering Preferences and Values
If you're interested in heart disease -- and who over the age of 40 isn't? -- you may have read an excellent series of articles by reporter Gina Kolata recently published in the New York Times. If you haven't seen it, the series includes pieces on blood pressure, stents, heart attack treatment and a new approach to aortic valve replacement. The heart valve article especially caught my eye, as this is a story I've been watching with personal interest: My 90-year-old mother has aortic stenosis for which surgery has been recommended. In fact, surgery was first recommended for my mom at least six years ago. I know that timing ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

#HeartWarrior: Maddy Reyes
Maddy Reyes is a 12-year-old Heart Warrior participating in the 2016 Puget Sound Heart and Stroke Walk. She is also a social media ambassador, @MaddyGoCheer. I have a different heart than most kids. When I was born I was diagnosed with a heart condition called Tetralogy of Fallot. The doctors and surgeons were watching my heart very closely until I was four months old. When I was four months old my doctor told my parents that I would have to get open heart surgery to keep my heart safe. The surgeons fixed a hole in my heart and made my pulmonary artery bigger. My doctor is now watching my heart closely to see when ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Frailty Ups Early Death, Stroke Risk After Either TAVR or SAVR Frailty Ups Early Death, Stroke Risk After Either TAVR or SAVR
And, as suggested by a PARTNER 2A analysis, that applies even to intermediate-risk patients who had either transcatheter or surgical aortic-valve replacement.Heartwire from Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

SURTAVI: Early Stroke Rate Favors TAVR Over Surgery SURTAVI: Early Stroke Rate Favors TAVR Over Surgery
Most disabling strokes clustered around the transcatheter aortic-valve implantation procedure itself, while extending days beyond surgical aortic replacement.Heartwire from Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Survival and Stroke Similar for TAVR and SAVR at 5 Years Survival and Stroke Similar for TAVR and SAVR at 5 Years
The early mortality benefit seen with transcatheter aortic valve replacement over surgical repair in patients with severe aortic stenosis at high surgical risk is no longer significant at 5 years.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

For Sickest 'Real World' Patients, TAVI a Good AlternativeFor Sickest 'Real World' Patients, TAVI a Good Alternative
A single-center Israeli study showed low mortality and stroke rates after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients who faced very high risks with open-heart surgery. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Edwards heart valve system good as surgery at three years: trial
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Patients who received the original version of Edwards Lifesciences Corp's non-invasive heart valve replacement system had a nearly identical death rate after three years as those who had open-heart surgery, with no increased risk of stroke, according to results from a clinical trial.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

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