Stroke in Medical News

Attention Training Might Help Stroke Victims

Program to improve focus got mixed results, researchers say THURSDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- The inability to focus is a common problem for stroke survivors, and a new study finds they might benefit from attention-training. New Zealand psychologists evaluated 78 stroke patients...

Resurrection Health Care Primary Stroke Care Programs Awarded Accreditation from Joint Commission

CHICAGO, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Did you know that stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States? Or that almost every 45 seconds in the U.S., a person experiences a stroke? (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090723/CG50590 ) When it comes ...

National Stroke Quality Improvement Program Passes the Million Mark

DALLAS, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines(SM)-Stroke program reached a major milestone last week, as participating hospitals entered the one millionth stroke patient record into the program's database. "The American Heart...

Annual costs of stroke in US children at least $42 million

Stroke in children costs at least $42 million annually in the United States, researchers report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association . In the first cost analysis of pediatric stroke in the United States, researchers reviewed data from U.S. children age 0 to 20 who used hospital...

Finnish study identifies factors that increase death in stroke patients ages 15 to 49

Heavy drinking, being 45 to 49 years old, type 1 diabetes or having a preceding infection are associated with more than twice the risk of death in stroke patients 15 to 49 years old, according to a Finnish study. Furthermore, heart failure was associated with seven times the risk of death and ac...

Study Pinpoints Risk Factors for Death in Young Stroke Victims

Many can be modified, treated to improve odds, experts say,, THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Younger adults who suffer a stroke are more likely to die if they are heavy drinkers, have heart failure, cancer, type 1 diabetes or an infection before their stroke, Finnish researchers r...

Slow Decline Often Follows Stroke Recovery

People with less access to health care may deteriorate most, study finds,, THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Within five years of a stroke, even people who initially recover often slip into a gradual decline -- especially those with limited access to health care, a new study finds....

Hodgkin lymphoma survivors have increased risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack

Patients treated for Hodgkin lymphoma with radiation therapy have a substantially higher risk of stroke, according to a new study published June 17 online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute . The study was undertaken because information on clinically verified stroke and transien...

Radiation May Raise Stroke Risk After Hodgkin's

Expert urges use of alternative to 'toxic' treatment,, WEDNESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors who are treated with radiation therapy have a greatly increased risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack, also called a "mini-stroke," new research has found. ...

Sacred Heart Hospital Starts to Expose Students to Stroke Awareness at an Early Age

Kids Learn the Link between Healthy Living and Reducing Health Risks EAU CLAIRE, Wisc., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten year olds aren't typically at risk for stroke, but lifestyle habits developed at this age could lead to stroke risk factors. A program run by Sacred Heart Hospital offers ele...

Minimally invasive stroke treatment produces better patient outcomes than surgical operation

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (May 28, 2009) While minimally invasive coil treatments for those with a ruptured brain aneurysm have proved to be a more effective technique than traditional surgical operation in selected patients, the superior procedure is drastically more expensive, according to new resea...

Window for Stroke Treatment Opens Wider

Clot-busting drug found effective 4.5 hours after symptoms begin THURSDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- A new analysis showing that a potent clot-dissolving drug can safely be used to treat strokes four-and-a-half hours after symptoms begin has prompted a change in a current recommendati...

Siemens Demonstrates Groundbreaking Approach to Stroke Diagnosis at ASNR 2009

Rapid volume perfusion acquisition, intuitive post-processing and remote access highlight new CT Neuro Engine for comprehensive workflow efficiency and patient care MALVERN, Pa., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- As the third leading cause of death in the United States, stroke effects approximately 795...

Risk Factor for Stroke More Common Among Whites

Despite risk factors, blacks less likely to suffer atrial fibrillation WEDNESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Whites are more likely than blacks to experience atrial fibrillation, a cause of stroke, even though blacks have a higher prevalence of risk factors such as high blood pressure,...

Aspirin Lowers Stroke Risk in Peripheral Artery Disease

But findings limited by lack of studies on subject, researchers note TUESDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- There haven't been enough studies to tell whether aspirin reduces the risk of heart attack and death for people with the blocked leg blood vessel condition called peripheral arteria...

Seniors Often Misstate Stroke History

Study suggests MRI scans better than questionnaires for evaluations MONDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Many seniors who've had a stroke fail to report that fact, say researchers who recommend the use of MRI scans rather than patient self-reporting to determine stroke history. The s...

Videoconferencing can increase patient access to stroke specialists

High-quality videoconferencing can increase patient access to stroke specialists, especially in rural or other underserved areas; and a transient ischemic attack (TIA), once known as a "mini" or "warning" stroke, should be treated with the same urgency as a full-blown stroke, according to two sepa...

Health Care Professionals Offer Free Consultations for National Stroke Awareness Month

Health care professionals offer free workshops with an emphasis on smoking cessation to raise public awareness of stroke and assist individuals in lowering their risk factors, in order to improve their quality of life. Niles, Michigan (PRWEB) May 7, 2009 -- For the 22nd...

New study reveals the financial effects of stroke in China

A new study has found that families in China face considerable economic hardship following stroke, and it is not uncommon for health care costs to push families below the poverty line. The large study shows over 70% of stroke survivors in China experience a catastrophic impact on their financial s...

Guardian Highlights Significance of Critical Illness Insurance During National Stroke Awareness Month

Coverage Can Provide an Unrestricted Financial Lifeline for Americans Struggling With Serious Illnesses NEW YORK, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) supports National Stroke Awareness Month in May and asks families, business owners, benefits decisi...

Women More Likely to Experience Non-Traditional Stroke Symptoms

Gender differences in symptoms may contribute to delay in treatment for women, signal need to change stroke public health campaigns ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The traditional stroke symptoms are well known and include a sudden onset of numbness or weakness on one side ...

Four of Five Families Will Be Touched by Stroke in 2009

National Stroke Awareness Month draws attention to urgency in preventing stroke and supporting 6 million stroke survivors in the United States. (Vocus) May 2, 2009 -- This year nearly 795,000 people will have a stroke, leaving a path of destruction that affects millions...

Managing Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Cuts Stroke Risk

Study shows reaching optimal levels protects against heart attack, too THURSDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- People who have suffered a stroke can significantly reduce the odds of a second stroke or a heart attack by controlling their blood pressure and cholesterol, new research shows...

Researchers identify stroke predictors in black patients

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Predictors of atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) might offer physicians a better way to prevent stroke in blacks, according to a new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. AF is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor...

AGA Medical Corporation Launches Fourth Web-Based Stroke Education and Awareness Video Featuring Professional Football Player Tedy Bruschi

MINNEAPOLIS, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- AGA Medical Corporation today launched the fourth in a series of web-based stroke education and awareness videos featuring Tedy Bruschi, a professional football player who suffered a stroke in February 2005, subsequently recovered and returned to his career. T...

American Stroke Association Provides Tips for Caregivers as Part of Stroke Month in May

DALLAS, April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- If your loved one suffers a stroke, you'll probably be left overwhelmed with countless questions. What medications have been prescribed? What side effects should you watch for? Does your home need to be modified to meet the needs of the stroke surv...

Healthcare Reform Tops Agenda for Hundreds of Heart Disease and Stroke Survivors on Capitol Hill

American Heart Association advocates call on Congress to pass meaningful health reform and increase funding for research and prevention WASHINGTON, April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With millions of Americans struggling with the rising costs of health insurance and health care, heart and s...

Scientists Spot Stroke Genes

Chromosomal region contains two suspect variants that raise risk for brain attack WEDNESDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have identified a chromosomal region that may contain two genetic variants responsible for an increased risk of ischemic stroke. About 20 percent of ...

Plavix Plus Aspirin Lowers Stroke Risk

Clot-busting combo can boost outcomes for patients with atrial fibrillation, study finds TUESDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) -- Combining the clot-preventing drug Plavix with aspirin is an effective substitute treatment for people at high risk of stroke and heart attack because of the a...

Boehringer Ingelheim Plans to Launch U.S. Registry to Assess the State of Anticoagulation Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation

Retrospective Analysis Presented at 58th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology Suggests Oral Anticoagulants are Underused in Eligible Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation at Risk for Stroke RIDGEFIELD, Conn., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim to...

Individualized stroke treatment available for patients, though underutilized

New Orleans, La. -March 26, 2009 Nearly 90 percent of the 700,000 strokes that affect U.S. patients each year are caused by a blockage of blood vessels supplying the brain, known as ischemic stroke. A new study published in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions , the official journal o...

Music Can Help Restore Stroke Patients' Sight

Favorite melodies encourage brain healing, study suggests WEDNESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- Music may have charms to help restore sight to those recovering from a stroke, a new study finds. Stroke survivors can suffer impaired visual awareness called visual neglect. It's cause...

AGA Medical Corporation Launches Third Web-Based Stroke Education and Awareness Video Featuring Professional Football Player Tedy Bruschi

MINNEAPOLIS, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- AGA Medical Corporation today launched the third in a series of web-based stroke education and awareness videos featuring Tedy Bruschi, a professional football player who suffered a stroke in February 2005, subsequently recovered and returned to his career. Th...

Abnormal EKG can predict death in stroke patients

People who suffer an ischemic stroke and also have an abnormality in the heart's electrical cycle are at a higher risk of death within 90 days than people who do not have abnormal electrical activity at the time of emergency treatment, according to new research. The study also provides a thresh...

Salt in Processed Foods Focus of the 7th National Forum on Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

Food and Health Experts Come To Table To Discuss Sodium in American Diet WASHINGTON, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With nine in 10 Americans developing high blood pressure in their lifetimes, food and health experts will debate the connection between salt and high blood pressure and how mu...

Black young adults hospitalized for stroke at much higher rate than whites, Hispanics

Tampa FL (March 13, 2009) -- In Florida, black young adults are hospitalized for stroke at a rate three times higher than their white and Hispanic peers, a new study by University of South Florida researchers reports. The study was presented today at the American Heart Association's Council on Ep...

Second Stroke Prevention Efforts Found Wanting

Many patients not getting services they need to prevent another attack, researchers say,,,, THURSDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- After suffering a stroke, the chances of having another are high, but a new report shows many patients aren't getting the interventions they need to reduce ...

Kidney Disease Increases the Risk of Stroke in Patients With the Most Common Type of Heart Arrhythmia, According to Kaiser Permanente Study

OAKLAND, Calif., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Chronic kidney disease increases the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of heart arrhythmia, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente researchers in the current online issue of Circulation. ...

Kidney disease increases the risk of stroke in patients

OAKLAND, Calif., March 4, 2009 Chronic kidney disease increases the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of heart arrhythmia, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente researchers in the current online issue of Circulation . It has long been known...

Preventing a second stroke is focus of study at Rush University Medical Center

Rush University Medical Center is participating in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study to determine the best course of treatment to reduce the risk of stroke patients suffering another stroke. The study will determine if aggressive treatment of stroke victims for high blood pressure and ch...