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New Prevention Guidelines
In 2006, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association released updated guidelines for preventing a second stroke among patients who have previously had a stroke or mini-stroke (transient ischemic attack [TIA]). The guidelines emphasize that another stroke is the greatest risk stroke or TIA survivors face, and that TIAs need to treated as aggressively as strokes. Prevention guidelines include:
- Lifestyle changes: Quit smoking, exercise 30 minutes...
Expert & Community Posts
Second Strokes
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...another one that killed him. While I have my good days and bad, most of the time, I feel like I... Read more »
February Heart Month: Women's War on Stroke
By Cleo Hutton , Health Expert...are within normal limits 4. Exercise 30 minutes per day (A brisk walk will increase your... Read more »
World Stroke Day: Ending Stroke through Education and Awareness
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert... I think it's because we get so caught up in our day-to-day routines, whether its work or... Read more »
Depression Not Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...who also experience depression and the increased stroke risk that Migraine presents, I thought... Read more »
Stroke Survival: How to Spread Stroke Awareness Among Family
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...Virginia, while they are having to stay a couple of days to get their van repaired. Going... Read more »
Health Guide
Stroke Information
...the brain. The mental or physical disturbances resulting from TIAs generally clear up in less than a day, with nearly all symptoms resolving in less than an hour.However, experts now advise that a... Read more »Symptoms of Stroke
...the onset usually occurs more gradually, over minutes to hours. On rare occasions it progresses over days to weeks. Click the icon to see an image of carotid dissection. Click the icon to see an... Read more »Stroke Risk Factors: Heart Disease and Stroke
...indicate that this may pose a slight risk for stroke in young people.SmokingPeople who smoke a pack a day have almost two and a half times the risk for stroke as nonsmokers. Smoking increases both... Read more »Stroke Diagnosis
...strokes. The full evidence of an ischemic stroke will usually not show up on a CT scan for hours to days. A CT scan, however, may be useful in identifying early signs of injury from ischemic... Read more »Stroke Prognosis
PrognosisA stroke, the third leading cause of death in the U.S.,is always serious. In 2003, 167,366 Americans died of stroke. The mortality rates are declining, however. Over 75% of patients survive... Read more »Images
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Related News
Program Improves Stroke Care
December 23, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Hospitals participating in a voluntary quality improvement program for stroke treatment comply better to national... Read summary »
Preventing Stroke in Kids: Good and Bad News
April 22, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The good news is more children with a condition that puts them at risk for stroke are undergoing ultrasound screening. The bad... Read summary »
GI Bleeding Linked to Stroke Deaths
August 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new finding may improve the prognosis of stroke patients. In a recent study involving patients who had suffered ischemic... Read summary »
Ginkgo Biloba Protects Brain from Stroke
November 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Ginkgo biloba has long been used as a natural brain booster. Now, researchers say it may also protect against brain damage... Read summary »
Drugs Benefit Older Stroke Patients
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People over the age of 65 can benefit from cholesterol lowering drugs following a stroke or mini-stroke, according to a new... Read summary »
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