Having a high baseline Life’s Essential 8 status and maintaining it over an extended time period may decrease risk for stroke.

Ischemic cardiomyopathy changes how the heart pumps blood because of muscle damage. Learn about the role of medication in ...

People with conditions or habits such as high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or smoking, ...

A seemingly harmless symptom could be an early warning sign of a stroke. Strokes are one of the leading causes of death and ...

Atrial fibrillation is a key risk factor for ischaemic stroke. Furthermore, patients with atrial fibrillation and stroke tend to have larger infarcts with more severe neurological deficits than ...

Interaction between subventricular zone microglia and neural stem cells impacts the neurogenic response in a mouse model of cortical ischemic stroke. Nat Commun. 2024;15(1):9095. doi: ...

World Stroke Day, observed annually on October 29, is a global awareness day aimed at increasing understanding of stroke, its prevention, and the need for improved care and support for stroke ...

Therefore, we used data from the Third China National Stroke Registry to investigate the association between preexisting heart disease spectrum and in‐hospitalization outcomes for patients with acute ...

There are two main types of stroke: Ischemic, which is caused by a clot obstructing the flow of blood to the brain, and hemorrhagic, which happens when a blood vessel ruptures, according to the ASA.

(Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka) OSAKA -- Ischemic heart disease accounts for about 5% of deaths in Japan, including that of famous actor Toshiyuki Nishida, who passed away on Oct. 17 at 76. The ...

In a first, the guidelines link poor pregnancy outcomes to stroke and call on doctors to exercise greater vigilance. By Roni Caryn Rabin New guidelines for preventing strokes spell out for the ...