A prehospital blood test may rapidly distinguish between ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, potentially enabling more timely, ...

The severity of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction affects risk for incident stroke and transient ischemic attack, as well as major bleeding.

High blood pressure stands among the leading causes of stroke, yet many people fail to recognize the critical importance of ...

The benefit of direct oral anticoagulants on stroke risk in patients with prior intracerebral hemorrhage and atrial ...

Pregnancy puts women at higher risk for stroke, especially in the last month before delivery and the first six weeks after giving birth. One mom shares her incredible story.

Swapping salt for salt substitutes enriched with potassium could help lower the risk of recurrent stroke and death, a new ...

The most common type is ischemic stroke, which is when blood supply to part of the brain is blocked or reduced. This type can happen because of blood clots that block blood vessels or plaques ...

Liraglutide, a GLP-1 significantly lowers the rate of recurrent stroke in patients with diabetes, with no apparent increase ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis estimating the differences in bleeding risks between therapeutic-dose non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) and single antiplatelet therapy (aspirin) found ...

Portable point-of-care blood tests, done by EMS before hospital arrival, need validation but could guide treatment and ...

“Results of this cluster trial demonstrate that salt substitution was safe, along with reduced risks of stroke recurrence and death, which underscores large health gains from scaling up this low-cost ...

Current clinical tools rely on known cardiovascular risk elements, but they often do not account for complex interactions ...