Biomarkers May Help Better Predict Who Will Have a Stroke supriya kashyap kashyap28 Aug 2016 9:19 AM ISTMinneapolis : People with high levels of four biomarkers in the blood may be more likely to develop a stroke than people with low levels of the...
New oral anticoagulants provide same stroke prevention as warfarin but cause less bleeding supriya kashyap kashyap29 Aug 2016 9:20 PM ISTItaly : The new oral anticoagulants provide the same stroke prevention as warfarin but cause less intracranial bleeding, reports an observational...
Direct catheter based thrombectomy equal to bridging thrombolysis in ischemic stroke-PRAGUE-16 registry supriya kashyap kashyap30 Aug 2016 12:38 PM ISTItaly : Direct catheter based thrombectomy is equally effective to bridging thrombolysis in the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke, according to...
Blood pressure over time may better predict stroke, death risk: AHA Study supriya kashyap kashyap3 Sept 2016 11:00 AM ISTStudy Highlights: The pattern of systolic blood pressure from middle age onward may tell more than a single blood pressure reading about a...
Late-onset asthma linked to increased heart disease, stroke risk- AHA Study supriya kashyap kashyap3 Sept 2016 9:00 AM ISTStudy Highlights: People diagnosed with asthma as adults may have an increased risk of developing heart disease and stroke. Cardiovascular risk...
Risk, Risk Factors for Depression After Stroke : Jama Psychiatry Study supriya kashyap kashyap10 Sept 2016 11:46 AM ISTDuring the first three months after stroke, the risk for depression was eight times higher than in a reference population of people without stroke,...
Untreated high BP significantly increases risk of bleeding stroke: AHA/ASA Study supriya kashyap kashyap13 Sept 2016 1:00 PM ISTStudy Highlights: Untreated high blood pressure significantly increased the risk of a bleeding stroke, compared to patients without high blood...
World Alzheimer’s Day Report: India has 3.7 mn with Alzheimer’s supriya kashyap kashyap21 Sept 2016 2:36 PM ISTNew Delhi : A total of 3.7 million people in India are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, and related disorders,...
Endovascular Thrombectomy plus Medical Therapy shows better results in Stroke: JAMA Study supriya kashyap kashyap28 Sept 2016 9:16 AM ISTIn an analysis that included nearly 1,300 patients with large-vessel ischemic stroke, earlier treatment with endovascular thrombectomy (intra-arterial...
Closure Not Recommended for People with Heart Defect and Stroke: American Academy of Neurology supriya kashyap kashyap1 Oct 2016 9:00 AM ISTAn updated recommendation from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) states that catheter-based closure should not be routinely recommended for...
Time window for intervention Benefit in Stroke can go up to 7.3 hours: JAMA Study supriya kashyap kashyap29 Sept 2016 3:24 PM ISTTime is of the essence when getting people stricken with acute ischemic strokes to treatment. Current professional guidelines recommend that stent...
MS Drug May Reverse Some Physical Disability supriya kashyap kashyap13 Oct 2016 10:00 PM ISTA drug used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), alemtuzumab, was found to reverse some of the physical disability caused by the disease, according to...
