Search Tag: ischaemic stroke
2024 24 Jul
High blood pressure is known to increase the risk of stroke. However, a study led by Michigan Medicine focuses on the long-term impact of elevated systolic blood pressure — the top number in a blood pressure reading, indicating how forcefully the heart pumps blood into the arteries. This study reveals that a higher average systolic blood pressure...Read more
2024 24 May
Extreme heat and cold are linked to increased risk of death from ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The research indicates that this link is stronger in low-income countries compared to high-income countries. The study is published in Stroke. Study findings highlight...Read more
2018 22 May
New findings from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) show that minimally elevated coronary artery calcification (CAC) is associated with a low rate of ischaemic stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA) events. While a minimal CAC score of 1-10 is not a valuable predictive marker for ischaemic stroke/TIA, this may provide an early and...Read more
2015 01 Jul
The American Heart Association (AHA) has recommended the use of a stent retrieval device to remove blood clots in select stroke patients who have clots that obstruct the large arteries from supplying blood to the brain. This is the first time such a recommendation has been made by AHA and the update has been published in the journal Stroke . Initial treatment...Read more