People with minor or warning stroke need to get some blood thinner drugs
DAPT has been shown to reduce the short-term risk of another stroke in people with a recent minor stroke (mild, non-disabling symptoms) or with a TIA.
Infections could be a ‘trigger’ for heart attack, stroke
Diabetes, high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol are well-known risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
In a study from the University of Minnesota, scientists found infections...
Salt substitutes can reduce risks of heart attack, stroke and death
Scientists found that dietary salt substitutes lower the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death from all causes and heart disease.
After a stroke at 87, woman had to convince family she was really OK
Barbara Bartels and a friend were catching up over coffee on a Sunday morning in August. They'd met up at a café not far...
Early heart disease and stroke linked to worse brain health in middle age
In a study from the University of California, San Francisco, scientists found people with early heart disease and stroke may be more likely to...
The key to survive a stroke
In Australia, someone suffers a stroke every 19 minutes and it is one of Australia’s biggest killers.
In addition, nearly half of all survivors of...
Stroke symptoms need emergency treatment even if they disappear quickly
Scientists suggest stroke symptoms that vanish in less than an hour still require emergency medical assessments to prevent a full-blown stroke.
New way to deliver antibodies that heal the brain after a stroke
Scientists found that antibodies that heal the brain after a stroke can be delivered via nasal spray in mice.
Both blood pressure numbers are important to prevent heart attack, stroke
Blood pressure is made up of two numbers: systolic and diastolic.
Systolic blood pressure is the pressure when the ventricles pump blood out of the...
The key to surviving a stroke
In Australia, someone suffers a stroke every 19 minutes and it is one of Australia’s biggest killers.
In addition, nearly half of all survivors of...