Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Stroke

After one year of aggressive medical management, diastolic BP and physical activity scores no longer differ for Blacks, non-Blacks

But significant increase in intracranial bleeding seen for those receiving aspirin versus placebo

Despite presenting with greater NIHSS score, women were 9 percent less likely to be routed to comprehensive stroke centers

Greater frequency of critical neuroimaging results, change in secondary stroke prevention medications with MRI

Adjusted hazard ratio remained elevated even 25 years after diagnosis, corresponding to one additional stroke per 93 IBD patients

Findings for older patients presenting to emergency department with transient ischemic attack

Association was stronger in participants younger than 50 years; mediators included diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, depression

Incidence of primary end point ranged from reduction of about 2.8 percent to increase of about 0.5 percent

Highest risk and earliest onset seen in those with more than one affected pregnancy

However, no associations seen for blood pressure or cholesterol levels