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High-Risk Stroke Patients More Likely to Get Follow-Up Care After Motivational Talk
August 4, 2011 — Even though many Americans learn through community health screenings that they are at high risk for having a stroke, they rarely follow-up with their doctor for care. But a new study shows high-risk ... > full story -
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Help Prevent Recurrent Strokes in Younger People
August 1, 2011 — New research indicates cholesterol lowering drugs known as statins may help prevent future strokes among young people who have already had a ... > full story -
Packing on Pounds Riskier for South Asians, Say Researchers
July 28, 2011 — A new study has found that some ethnic groups are more likely to be adding dangerous fat onto their internal organs like their liver when they gain weight, while others just add it to their ... > full story -
Rate of Stroke Increasing Among Women During, Soon After Pregnancy
July 28, 2011 — Researchers report a large increase in the number of women having strokes while pregnant and in the three months after childbirth. The overall rate of pregnancy-related stroke went up 54 percent ... > full story -
Traumatic Brain Injury Linked With Tenfold Increase in Stroke Risk
July 28, 2011 — Suffering a trauma to the brain may increase the risk of stroke tenfold within three months, according to new research. This is the first study to show a direct correlation between traumatic brain ... > full story -
A Heart-Rate-Reducing Medication Reduces the Risk of Heart Failure and Cardiac Fibrosis
July 28, 2011 — A new study suggest that ivabradine, a heart rate reduction medication, is also effective in reducing the risk of diastolic heart failure (left ventricular insufficiency) and cardiac ... > full story -
Genes Play Greater Role in Heart Attacks Than Stroke, Researchers Say
July 26, 2011 — People are more likely to inherit a predisposition to heart attack than to stroke, according to a new study. The finding supports earlier research that showed genes influencing stroke risk are ... > full story -
Optimism Associated With Lower Risk of Having Stroke
July 21, 2011 — A large-scale observational study shows that optimism is associated with lower risk of stroke. On a 16-point scale, each point increase in optimism correlated with a 9 percent reduction in stroke ... > full story -
Vascular Changes Linked to Dementia, Experts Say
July 21, 2011 — High blood pressure is related to the development of age-related vascular cognitive impairment, according to a new American Heart Association/American Stroke Association scientific statement. ... > full story -
Long-Term NSAID Use by Hypertensive Patients With CAD Increases Risk of Adverse Events, Study Finds
July 13, 2011 — A new study finds that among hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease, chronic self-reported use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) was associated with an increased risk of ... > full story
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