Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollutants Linked to Incidence of Stroke
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is a significant association between short-term exposure to air pollutants and the incidence and mortality rate of stroke, according to a review published online Sept. 27 in Neurology.Ahmad Toubasi, M…
Learn MoreTeen Boys With High Blood Pressure Face Danger Decades Later
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Teenage boys who have high blood pressure may find themselves on the road to serious heart problems in adulthood.Swedish researchers found that boys who had high blood pressure at 18 were at risk for heart f…
Learn MoreTeen Boys With High Blood Pressure Face Danger Decades Later
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Teenage boys who have high blood pressure may find themselves on the road to serious heart problems in adulthood.Swedish researchers found that boys who had high blood pressure at 18 were at risk for heart f…
Learn MoreAI Software to Detect Large Vessel Occlusion Cuts Workflow Time
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI)-detected large vessel occlusion (LVO) ischemic stroke coupled with secure mobile phone application-based communication improves in-hospital acute ischemic stroke workflows, acco…
Learn MoreLower SBP Targets After Endovascular Therapy Do Not Meet Futility Criteria
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with acute ischemic stroke undergoing endovascular therapy, lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) targets do not meet prespecified criteria for futility, according to a study published in the Se…
Learn MoreHead Injury Linked to Increase in Incident Ischemic Stroke
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Head injury is associated with an increased risk for incident ischemic stroke, with evidence of a dose-response association with the number of head injuries, according to a study presented at the annual meeti…
Learn MoreIncluso lesiones leves en la cabeza aumentan el riesgo de sufrir un accidente vascular cerebral
JUEVES, 14 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cualquier lesión en la cabeza — incluso una leve — aumenta el riesgo de una persona de tener un accidente vascular cerebral isquémico en el futuro.Tener múltiples lesiones aumenta ese riesgo, inclus…
Learn MoreHypoattenuation Thickening on CT Prognostic After Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), high-grade hypoattenuation thickening (HAT) at follow-up computed tomography (CT) is associated with higher stroke r…
Learn MoreEven a Mild Head Injury Raises the Odds for Stroke
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Any head injury — even a mild one — raises a person’s risk of later having an ischemic stroke. Having multiple injuries increases that risk, even more so than the severity of a single traumatic brain injur…
Learn MoreInfertility Tx Tied to Higher Risk for Stroke Hospitalization
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Infertility treatment is associated with an increased risk for stroke hospitalization within 12 months of delivery, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in JAMA Network Open.Devika Sachdev, M.D., fro…
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