Stroke Prevention News

Posted June 18, 2013:

• Potential Genetic Drivers Behind Male Heart Disease Risk

Posted June 13, 2013:

• New Molecular-Level Understanding of the Brain's Recovery After Stroke

Posted June 6, 2013:

• Small Lifestyle Changes May Have Big Impact on Reducing Stroke Risk

Posted June 4, 2013:

• Two Biomarkers Predict Increased Risk for 'Silent' Strokes

Posted June 1, 2013:

• Procedures Saving Limbs of More Peripheral Arterial Disease Patients

Posted May 30, 2013:

• Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Help Heal a Broken Heart

Posted May 22, 2013:

• Costs to Treat Stroke in America May Double by 2030

Posted May 21, 2013:

• Antidepressant Reduces Stress-Induced Heart Condition
• Evaluating a New Way to Open Clogged Arteries

Posted May 16, 2013:

• Depression Linked to Almost Doubled Stroke Risk in Middle-Aged Women
• Accelerated Aging in Children: Promising Treatment for Progeria Within Reach

Posted May 15, 2013:

• Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Advanced Coronary Artery Disease Are Better Than Expected

Posted May 13, 2013:

• Living Close to Major Road May Impair Kidney Function

Posted May 2, 2013:

• Increased Risk of Heart Attack and Death With Progressive Coronary Artery Calcium Buildup
• Five 'Sudden Symptoms' of Stroke: Recognizing These Could Save a Life – Even a Young Life

Posted April 30, 2013:

• Zinc: The Goldilocks Metal for Bioabsorbable Stents?

Posted April 24, 2013:

• Teen Years May Be Critical in Later Stroke Risk

Posted April 23, 2013:

• Air Pollution and Hardening of Arteries

Posted April 22, 2013:

• New Method to Assess Options for Heart-Disease Surgery

Posted April 21, 2013:

• Development of Novel Therapies for Endothelial Damage May Heal Atherosclerotic Plaques

Posted April 18, 2013:

• Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particles of Traffic Pollution Increases Risk of Heart Disease

Posted April 17, 2013:

• Inpatients Who Have STEMI Heart Attacks More Likely to Die Than Outpatients

Posted April 12, 2013:

• L-Carnitine Significantly Improves Patient Outcomes Following Heart Attack, Study Suggests

Posted April 11, 2013:

• New Procedure Safely Opens Blocked Carotid Arteries, Experts Say

Posted April 9, 2013:

• Manipulating Calcium Accumulation in Blood Vessels May Provide a New Way to Treat Heart Disease

Posted April 7, 2013:

• New Link Between Heart Disease and Red Meat: New Understanding of Cardiovascular Health Benefits of Vegan, Vegetarian Diets

Posted April 5, 2013:

• MRI Measure of Blood Flow Over Atherosclerotic Plaque May Detect Dangerous Plaque

Posted April 4, 2013:

• Shift of Language Function to Right Hemisphere Impedes Post-Stroke Aphasia Recovery
• Course of Cardiovascular Events More Predictable: A Protein Enables Risk Assessment

Posted March 28, 2013:

• Eating More Fiber May Lower Risk of First-Time Stroke

Posted March 26, 2013:

• Certified Stroke Centers More Likely to Give Clot-Busting Drugs

Posted March 22, 2013:

• Atherosclerosis: Specific microRNAs Promote Inflammation

Posted March 14, 2013:

• Coffee, Green Tea, May Help Lower Stroke Risk, Research Shows

Posted March 13, 2013:

• Do Blood Thinners and Stroke Treatment Mean Danger? Study Indicates Risk Is Low

Posted March 12, 2013:

• High-Dose Oral Vitamins, Minerals Do Not Reduce Recurrent Cardiac Events in Heart Attack Patients
• Drug Reduces Chest Pain in Patients With Diabetes
• Clot-Busting Drug as Effective as Angioplasty, Study Suggests
• Drug May Improve Outcomes After Heart Attack

Posted March 11, 2013:

• New Anti-Clotting Drug More Effective Than Current Treatment, Study Suggests

Posted March 10, 2013:

• A New Drug Reduces Heart Damage, Study Suggests

Posted February 28, 2013:

• Clogged Heart Arteries Can Foreshadow Stroke
• Thyroid Hormones Reduce Damage and Improve Heart Function After Myocardial Infarction in Rats

Posted February 27, 2013:

• First Signs of Heart Disease Seen in Newborns of Overweight/obese Mums

Posted February 20, 2013:

• Smoking Cessation in Old Age: Less Heart Attacks and Strokes Within Five Years

Posted February 14, 2013:

• Hospitalization: Strong Link Between Income Inequality and Readmission Risk, but Not Mortality
• New Therapeutic Target for Coronary Heart Disease

Posted February 7, 2013:

• Almost 8 Percent of US Stroke Survivors May Have Suicidal Thoughts

Posted February 6, 2013:

• Native Hawaiians Have Bleeding Strokes at Earlier Age, Independent of Meth Use
• Smoking Marijuana Associated With Higher Stroke Risk in Young Adults

Posted February 5, 2013:

• Chest Pain Prior to a Heart Attack Can Protect the Heart

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