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Low vitamin D levels are linked to an increased risk of severe stroke and poor health in stroke survivors

ASA: Low Vitamin D Levels Tied to Poor Stroke Prognosis

HealthDay.com - Feb 12, 2015 0

Tied to raised risk of a severe stroke, poor recovery, researchers say

The ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a minimally invasive device designed to help prevent stroke during stent and angioplasty procedures.

FDA OKs Device to Help Prevent Procedure-Related Stroke

HealthDay.com - Feb 10, 2015 0

Transcarotid system designed to help prevent stroke during stent and angioplasty procedures

It's possible for paramedics to deliver immediate drug treatment to stroke patients

Early Stroke Care Can Start With Paramedics

HealthDay.com - Feb 6, 2015 0

Study evaluated administration of magnesium sulfate

For patients with suspected stroke

Prehospital Magnesium Sulfate Doesn’t Benefit Stroke Outcomes

HealthDay.com - Feb 5, 2015 0

No improvement in disability outcomes at 90 days with prehospital magnesium sulfate therapy

People who average more than two drinks a day have a 34 percent higher risk of stroke compared to those whose daily average amounts to less than half a drink

Heavy Drinking in Middle Age Rivals HTN, DM As Stroke Risk

HealthDay.com - Jan 30, 2015 0

By age 75, however, blood pressure and diabetes became better predictors of stroke

Benefit from routine anticoagulation therapy to reduce risk of ischemic stroke may be unlikely in patients with atrial fibrillation and a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1

Routine Oral Anticoagulants May Not Benefit All With A-Fib

HealthDay.com - Jan 21, 2015 0

Ischemic stroke risk lower than thought in those with atrial fibrillation and CHA₂DS₂-VASc score of 1

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