Pollution Exposure may increase Stroke Risk in People with atrial fibrillation Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Sept 2020 8:30 PM ISTResearchers at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have found in a new study that people with...
Alteplase use safe in stroke patients above 80 years also: Study Dr.Niharika Harsha B8 Sept 2020 6:51 PM ISTA recent study has found that Alteplase has a positive benefit-risk profile among elderly patients. The study was published in the journal, "Stroke"...
Low-Dose Edoxaban prevents stroke in elderly AF patients without bleeding risk: NEJM Medha Baranwal1 Sept 2020 11:12 AM ISTJapan: A once-daily low dose (15mg) of anticancer drug edoxaban may prevent stroke or systemic embolism without increasing the...
BP drugs lower heart attack, stroke risk in people with Normal BP also: ESC update Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 Aug 2020 9:00 PM ISTBlood pressure-lowering medications can help prevent heart attacks and strokes – even in people with normal blood pressure, based on new research from...
New hope: Blood Transfusion may help protect brain from stroke damage Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Aug 2020 10:25 AM ISTMuscle weakness permeates through one side of your body and your speech slurs. It's a stroke. And you need to be rushed to the emergency room. ...
Reperfusion therapy after stroke increases seizures risk regardless of therapy used, finds study Medha Baranwal26 Aug 2020 6:00 PM ISTUSA: One in 15 (6%) of ischemic stroke patients treated with reperfusion therapy develop seizures, regardless of the type of therapy, according...
Shorter door-to-needle time lowers mortality, readmission in stroke: JAMA Medha Baranwal18 Aug 2020 8:46 PM ISTUSA: Shorter door-to-needle times in stroke patients (aged 65 years or older) treated with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), lowers...
Clot permeability linked to better success of aspiration thrombectomy Hina Zahid14 Aug 2020 1:30 PM ISTTAMPA, Fla. - Researchers have found in a new study that Clot perviousness is associated with first pass angiographic success in patients treated with...
Bell's palsy linked to increased risk of ischemic stroke, finds study Medha Baranwal13 Aug 2020 6:30 PM ISTSouth Korea: Patients with Bell's palsy are at increased risk of ischemic stroke but not of hemorrhagic stroke, suggests a recent study in the...
High fasting blood sugar tied to Ischemic Stroke in elderly hypertensives: Study Dr Satabdi Saha11 Aug 2020 10:45 AM ISTYu-qing Huang et. al. from Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, China recently reported that elevated fasting blood sugar was an independent risk...
Cilostazol may prevent recurrent stroke without bleeding risk, finds study Medha Baranwal28 July 2020 7:54 PM ISTUK: The use of cilostazol may reduce the risk of recurrent stroke without increasing hemorrhage risk, suggests a recent study published in the journal...
Vitamin D intake may decreases risk of stroke finds study Medha Baranwal21 July 2020 1:40 PM ISTChina: Vitamin D intake decreases the risk of stroke, according to a recent study published in the journal Clinical Nutrition. The study found...
