07/23/2007 — Patients who stop using statins after stroke increase risk of death
Patients who stop taking cholesterol-lowering drugs within a year of surviving a stroke had a two-fold increased risk of death, researchers reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Statins can benefit patients who have suffered an ischemic stroke (caused by a clot). However, stroke survivors often stop taking these
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07/16/2007 — Women with migraines and visual symptoms may have higher stroke risk
Women who have migraine headaches with visual symptoms (or aura) may be at increased risk for stroke compared to women who do not have migraines, researchers reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. The risk association between stroke
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07/16/2007 — "Whispering stroke" symptoms may damage health, lower quality of life
People who have stroke-like symptoms but no stroke diagnosis incur physical and mental damage that significantly lowers their quality of life, according to a report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. In a study reviewing data from more than 21,000 people, those reporting
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07/02/2007 — Hospital operators may fail to steer people with stroke symptoms to call 9-1-1
Nearly a quarter of hospital or “healthline” operators mistakenly routed a caller describing classic stroke symptoms to primary care doctors rather than 9-1-1, according to a research project published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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07/02/2007 — TV ads may spur more stroke victims to get help sooner
Mass-media advertising can encourage more people experiencing stroke symptoms to go to the hospital more quickly, according to a study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Stroke Association. After a Canadian public awareness campaign on stroke signs, “more people presented at hospital emergency departments with stroke, and
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