Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Stroke
Walking Speed Predicts Return to Work for Younger Stroke Patients
For younger adults who have had stroke, a threshold of 0.93 m/s can identify those who return to work
Pharmacist in ED Cuts Time to Tx to Reverse Anticoagulation
Time to 4F-PCC shorter for patients who have life-threatening bleeding, need urgent procedures
Imaging Technique May Help Predict Stroke-Related Dementia
Method using diffusion tensor imaging may predict dementia in patients with cerebral small vessel disease
New Tool Measures Patients’ Perceptions of Stroke Care
Validated instrument focuses on speed of diagnosis and treatment, caring, and patient education
Lower Systolic BP Goal May Cut Risk for Orthostatic Hypotension
Lower systolic BP goal did not affect dizziness or lightheadedness in adults with recent stroke
High-Intensity Training Improves Walking in Stroke Survivors
High-intensity training results in better gains in walking speeds, distance than low-intensity training
Aerobic Exercise Programs Benefit Stroke Survivors
Mixed forms of aerobic activity and walking show greatest benefits for endurance, walking capacity
Mobile Stroke Unit Speeds Access to Intraarterial Thrombectomy
Prehospital management on MSU speeds access versus EMS, but difference attenuated since 2014
Association for Diabetes, Stroke Risk Varies by Age, Race, Sex
For under 65s, stroke risk increased for white women and men, black women, but not black men
Genetic Liability to Insomnia Linked to Increased Odds of CVDs
Mendelian randomization analyses revealed greater odds of CAD, heart failure, ischemic stroke
