Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Stroke

Findings even true in adults younger than 40 years of age

Uninsured patients had lowest odds of facility versus home discharge and home health care discharge versus home without HHC

Evidence seen for dose-response association, with 33 percent increased risk for one-unit lower cognitive function

Individuals with consistently high loneliness patterns over time had significantly higher incident stroke risk

Reteplase more likely to result in excellent functional outcome than alteplase for ischemic stroke within 4.5 hours of symptom onset

Risk for ischemic cerebrovascular disease increased at ages 14 and 31 years for women with overweight, independent of earlier or later BMI

Annual inflation-adjusted health care costs of cardiovascular risk factors projected to triple between 2020 and 2050

Areas with high incidence of delay characterized by increased social vulnerability including SES, housing type, and transportation

Strongest associations seen for educational and income attainment

Findings seen in patients with suspected acute stroke with elevated systolic blood pressure