Left atrial appendage occlusion vs continuation of oral anticoagulation therapy alone is linked to reduced ischemic stroke risk in select patients with nonvalvular AF.

“Patients who have have a TIA, a transient ischemic attack, have a higher risk of having a stroke in the next 30 to 90 days, ...

Regular health check-ups, controlling risk factors like hypertension, smoking, and high cholesterol, and lifestyle changes can prevent strokes.

Implementation of prevention strategies is essential because the risk of a stroke following a TIA is approximately 30% within 5 years. These changes have important implications for nursing care ...

Despite the higher risk in men, the lifetime risk of stroke ... Stroke Trial (WEST), postmenopausal women who had recent stroke or TIA were randomized to estrogen versus placebo.

Certain motorists may be told to “stop driving” for one month due to a simple DVLA rule many are likely unaware of. Greg ...

Development of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine has been key to countering the pandemic caused by severe acute ...

Whether DD is independently associated with incident stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) and with bleeding events is not known. We performed this observational cohort analysis to examine the ...

The risks of thromboembolism—blood clots blocking blood flow to organs—following COVID-19 vaccination in patients with atrial ...

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