Long-term PPI use linked to increased risk for stroke and MI Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli28 Oct 2017 8:30 PM ISTThe latest study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine found that use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) at a higher dose and for longer...
Dabigatran has lower risk of brain bleeds than warfarin in AF Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Nov 2017 7:30 PM ISTA study of two medications that can reduce the risk of ischemic stroke in people with atrial fibrillation showed that outcomes in typical patients...
Diet Soft Drink intake has high risk of Stroke, Dementia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Dec 2017 8:00 PM ISTDr.Matthew P. Pase and associates in the community-based Framingham Heart Study Offspring cohort analyzed whether sugar- or artificially sweetened...
DEFUSE 3 trial-Brain-scan guided emergency stroke treatment beneficial, says NEJM Study Ruby khatun khatun26 Jan 2018 8:00 PM ISTAdvances in brain imaging can identify a greater number of stroke patients who can receive therapy later than previously believed, according to a new...
Eye stroke patients at high risk of future ischemic stroke Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Jan 2018 8:19 PM IST Too few patients with retinal infarction, or loss of blood flow in the eye, are evaluated for stroke risk or seen by a neurologist, putting them...
Short height in kids signals a higher stroke risk later Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Feb 2018 8:00 PM ISTDanish researchers studied the relationship of height and stroke development and found that short height in children is a possible marker of stroke...
A new safer drug found for ischemic Stroke Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Feb 2018 7:20 PM IST Acute ischemic stroke is most common type of stroke occur when a clot blocks blood flow to the brain. As of now the FDA has approved only one drug...
Oral contraceptives linked with increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTIschemic strokes, which account for about 85 percent of all strokes, are caused by blood clots while hemorrhagic strokes are caused by bleeding in the...
High LDL does't confer increased risk of stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTFamilial hypercholesterolemia(FH) is a condition with very high concentrations of low-density lipoprotein(LDL) cholesterol and high risk of ischemic...
Kineret given within 6 hrs improves outcome in ischemic stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTStroke is one of the most common causes of disability in adults and a leading cause of death worldwide and it occurs when poor blood flow to the brain...
Win for PCSK9 inhibitors - Alirocumab ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Trial Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTResidual risk of an acute coronary event in a patient of known coronary artery disease remains high despite maximum evidence base preventive therapy....
Case of Oral Contraceptives leading to Stroke Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTA number of studies have been devoted to the relationship between oral contraceptives and stroke tell now. Stroke risk is greatly increased if...
