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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
Preventing a Stroke
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...episode and return to normal function, but even a small stroke will alter a whole life style.... Read more »
Fatigue and Sleepiness in Multiple Sclerosis
By Dr. Gross , Health Expert...of activity. This is akin to the kind of problem a stroke patient might have in a body side that... Read more »
Doctor "Shock" Talks about Electroconvulsive Therapy
By Merely Me , Health Expert...infarction (heart attack) or cerebrovascular accident (stroke) are at risk, recent being 4-6... Read more »
February Heart Month: Women's War on Stroke
By Cleo Hutton , Health ExpertOn average, someone suffers a stroke every 45 seconds. Every 3.3 minutes, someone dies of a... Read more »
Get Your Facts Straight About Stroke
By Cleo Hutton , Health ExpertNo one wants to think about being at risk for stroke. Some people imagine the worst scenario when... Read more »
Health Guide
Stroke Patient Guide, Part II: Diagnosis
Diagnosing a stroke Any type of stroke is considered a medical emergency and requires urgent medical assistance, because immediate treatment can make the difference between life and death. ... Read more »Stroke Patient Guide, Part I: Signs and Symptoms
At 3 a.m. the phone rings – it's the hospital calling to say that your brother has had a stroke. "Come quickly, it's serious". How can that be, you ask? Your brother is only 40 years old.... Read more »Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Patient Guide
...Atherosclerosis affects the whole body, and people with PAD also have a markedly increased risk of heart attack, stroke and death. A patient with PAD has about five times the risk of dying of a... Read more »Tests used to help with Alzheimer's disease diagnosis "
...Allows the doctor to look at an image of the brain to see if anything does not look normal and rule out stroke, vascular problems, infections, and tumors.Diagnosis also depends on patient history,... Read more »Symptoms of Stroke
People at risk and partners or caretakers of people at risk for stroke should be aware of the general symptoms. The stroke victim should get to the hospital as soon as possible after these... Read more »
Medications
...Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease... Read more »
...diabetes. It is also used to lower the risk of strokes in patients with high blood pressure... Read more »
...widen. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks and kidney problems.... Read more »
...diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Chlorpropamide belongs to the... Read more »
...diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. How To Use Take this medication... Read more »
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 »
Exercise to Prevent Severe Strokes
October 30, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People who are physically active before suffering a stroke may recover better and experience fewer problems compared to... Read summary »
More Time for Stroke Victims
June 19, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Stroke victims have a longer window to get life-saving treatment than originally thought, according to researchers. A new... 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 »
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