Ultrasound during surgery to unblock arteries safe and effective way to lower stroke risk: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 April 2025 8:15 PM ISTUsing ultrasound during surgery to unblock carotid arteries is a safe and effective way to significantly reduce the risk of stroke and death, finds a...
Lipoprotein Quality including increased negative electric charge in LDL and HDL may predict ischemic stroke: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Feb 2025 8:15 PM ISTFindings of a new study suggest that the quality of LDL and HDL cholesterol, rather than their quantity, is more important in determining the...
Centre to expand network of stroke units, says Union Health Secretary Kajal Rajput24 Jan 2025 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava announced on Wednesday that the Union government plans to expand the stroke network to...
Very early BP control confers both benefits and harms in acute stroke, suggests study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 May 2024 9:00 AM ISTEarly identification of stroke type could be key to harnessing the benefits of very early in-ambulance blood pressure lowering treatment in patients...
Heart failure, not stroke most common complication of atrial fibrillation, claims study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 April 2024 9:30 PM ISTThe lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation (a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate) has increased from one in...
Oral Factor XIa Inhibitor Milvexian Fails to Demonstrate Impressive Results for Preventing Stroke Aditi4 Jan 2024 10:30 PM ISTPeople with factor XI deficiency have lower rates of ischemic stroke and infrequent spontaneous bleeding, presenting an essential role in...
Women who had pre-eclampsia at higher risk of heart attack and stroke within first decade after delivery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Jan 2023 10:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study conducted in more than one million pregnant women that women who had pre-eclampsia had much higher risks of...
Moderate to high consumption of alcohol elevates risk of acute stroke: INTERSTROKE STUDY Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Nov 2022 10:15 AM ISTIRELAND: Researchers at University of Galway have found in a new global study that High and moderate alcohol use were linked to an increased risk of...
Intensive BP lowering after Endovascular thrombectomy worsens recovery among stroke patients: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Nov 2022 12:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a large study that Intensive BP lowering after Endovascular thrombectomy worsens recovery among stroke patients.The results...
Milvexian shows potential to reduce risk of ischaemic stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Sept 2022 7:15 PM ISTA phase 2 trial in patients with a prior ischaemic stroke or high-risk transient ischaemic attack (TIA) has indicated that milvexian should be further...
New anticoagulant asundexian prevents recurrent ischaemic stroke without increasing bleeding: PACIFIC-Stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 Aug 2022 9:45 AM ISTNew anticoagulant asundexian prevents recurrent ischaemic stroke without increasing bleeding risk according to PACIFIC-Stroke trial. Further...
Undiagnosed major risk factors found in two thirds of ischaemic stroke patients, new study reveals Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 July 2022 3:00 AM ISTOverall, the study identified 67.7% of stroke patients with previously undiagnosed major risk factors (UMRF) were found to have one major risk...
