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UrduLearning a simple acronym could help you save a life. A Penn State Health expert explains why “time is brain.”
Tag: Stroke Prevention
UCSF Neurologist to Receive Prestigious Scientific Award
Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MSC, MAS, MBA, MLS, FAAN, UC San Francisco Professor of Neurology and Associate Dean of the San Francisco VA Healthcare System, has been chosen by the American Brain Foundation (ABF) to receive its annual Scientific Breakthrough Award.
UK HealthCare, Partners Receive Prestigious CDC Grant to Improve Stroke Care, Outcomes in Kentucky
UK HealthCare, UofL Health, the Kentucky Department for Public Health’s Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (KHDSP), and other state partners have been awarded the prestigious Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program Grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This $1.8 million grant aims to optimize both stroke prevention among those at high risk as well as improve the care and outcomes for stroke patients throughout Kentucky.
Two Blood Thinners at Once: More Risk with the Same Reward
For some patients, adding aspirin to a direct oral anticoagulant is an equation that rarely adds up.
Mount Sinai Cardiologists First on East Coast to Offer New Stroke Prevention Therapy for Heart Patients
New generation implant has improved safety and performance features for those with atrial fibrillation
The Medical Minute: Prevent a stroke by knowing your risks
Strokes are the fifth most common cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of disability among survivors. Fortunately, most strokes — more than 80% — are preventable by managing risk factors.
Positive Health Beliefs May Reduce Blood Pressure Post-Stroke, Especially Among Women
having another stroke—is linked to lower blood pressure among stroke survivors, especially women.
Blood Test Predicts Stroke Risk in Patients with Diabetes
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Having diabetes is a risk factor for many other health conditions, including stroke. “Every 40 seconds an American has a stroke,” says Frederick Korley, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Michigan Medicine. “To be…