Master Doctor Search: Stroke
Older adults with atrial cardiopathy may have higher dementia risk
Older adults with atrial cardiopathy (a major, often undetected cardiac cause of stroke) may be at increased risk of developing dementia, according to new research led by Johns...
1 hour ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Parent-therapist partnership to ELEVATE gross motor function in children with perinatal stroke: protocol for a mixed methods randomized controlled trial
There is increasing evidence for early, active rehabilitation to enhance motor function following early brain injury. This is clear for interventions targeting the upper...
4 hours ago - BMC
Dementia Risk and Heart Defects: Are They Related?
The new study suggests that the state of atrial cardiopathy leading to dementia s is not a result of atrial fibrillation or stroke alone.
7 hours ago - Medindia Health - 3 articles
AMD Strongly Associated With Heart Disease and Stroke
Subretinal drusenoid deposits had a significant association with underlying cardiovascular disease , adding a missing link between age-related macular degeneration and CVD...
8 hours ago - MedPageToday
Atrial cardiopathy confers elevated risk for dementia
Atrial cardiopathy was associated with increased risk for dementia, according to new data from the ARIC cohort study. There was little mediation of the effect by atrial...
9 hours ago - Healio - 3 articles
Formulary restrictions may increase the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is a major risk factor for stroke, and for decades the anticoagulant warfarin was the standard treatment for lowering that hazard. However, numerous drug...
9 hours ago - News Medical - 3 articles
More Evidence Salt Substitutes Lower Risk of CVD and Death
The blood pressure-lowering effects of dietary salt substitutes have a clear protective effect on hard clinical outcomes, leading to a reduction in heart attack, stroke, and...
11 hours ago - Medscape - 3 articles
In cryptogenic stroke, cardiac monitoring technology can help prevent recurrence
In the time that it takes to read this article, at least one person will experience a stroke. Of the nearly 800,000 people in the United States who experience a stroke this...
13 hours ago - Healio
New drug shows 'promising' results for stroke sufferers
A new drug is showing promising results in limiting brain damage following a stroke.
15 hours ago - Sydney Morning Herald
Stenting Hits Another Wall in Intracranial Stenosis Stroke
Intracranial angioplasty again failed for less severe intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis strokes in a Chinese trial. However, a separate analysis did leave a glimmer of hope...
1 day ago - MedPageToday
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