Healthy lifestyle choices lower risk of a first stroke 80%

Updated guidelines include new research, advances in stroke prevention — American Heart Association scientific statement – Healthy lifestyle choices and emergency room interventions can help prevent first-time strokes, according to revised American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines.

World leaders focus on stroke prevention, care

World leaders focus on stroke prevention, care as Stroke journal turns 40 – On the 40th anniversary of the journal Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, stroke leaders from around the world celebrated stroke research accomplishments and set an agenda for the future, according to a special report in the journal.

Warfarin may lead to brain bleeding following stroke treatment

Warfarin users appear more likely to develop brain bleeding following stroke treatment – Patients already taking warfarin who develop an acute stroke appear more likely to experience a brain hemorrhage following treatment with an intravenous clot-dissolving medication, even if their blood clotting function appears normal, revealed by researchers.

Secondary stroke prevention needs improvement

Study: secondary stroke prevention needs improvement – New research finds that one out of 12 people who have a stroke will likely soon have another stroke, and one out of four will likely die within one year.

Chocolate may lower stroke risk

Chocolate lovers could be lowering their risk of stroke: Study — Preliminary data show possible health benefits of eating chocolate. – Giving chocolates to your Valentine on February 14th may help lower their risk of stroke based on a preliminary study from researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital.

Weekend strokes may receive more aggressive treatment

Patients experiencing acute ischemic stroke (AIS) are more likely to receive tissue plasminogen activator on weekends than on weekdays. – Stroke patients admitted to the hospital on the weekend appear more likely to receive the clot-dissolving medication tissue plasminogen activator than patients admitted during the week. However, stroke death rates appear similar among weekend and weekday admissions.

South Americans may have a higher stroke risk

Americans born in the South may have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults – US people born in the Southern stroke belt have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults, even if they later move away, compared to people who were born in other parts of the country.

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