For some patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib, AF) and valvular heart disease (VHD), direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) appeared to offer better prevention of stroke and thromboembolic events ...

Early findings suggest that IA tenecteplase after successful thrombectomy is safe and improves functional outcomes over standard care in anterior circulation LVO stroke.

Stroke experts from UCSF Health presented new research and clinical findings at the annual the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference (ISC25), the world’s premier meeting ...

Johnson City, Tennessee, Feb. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ballad Health announced today that, despite cited industry challenges for hospitals and health systems, the nation’s major ratings agencies ...

For decades, a daily low-dose aspirin was hailed as a simple, low-risk, life-saving measure for virtually all people over age ...

The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours after the beginning of an ischemic stroke, according to preliminary ...

Mechanically retrieving a blood clot blocking a medium- or small-sized brain artery was no better at reducing disability 90 days after a stroke than standard care alone (including clot-busting ...

For years, healthy older adults were advised by doctors to take a low-dose aspirin daily as a way to reduce the risk of heart ...

For decades, taking a daily low-dose aspirin was a widely accepted practice for preventing heart attacks and strokes. But a series of clinical trials have led to a major shift in medical guidance — ...

Explainable machine learning (XML) algorithms are valuable tools to determine novel modifiable predictors in complex datasets. The goal of this study was to identify risk factors for death and ...