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  • n  the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)
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  • Predicting Stroke in AFib Patients
    A release from the Kaiser Permanente notes that atrial fibrillation, or AFib, affects millions of Americans. Because the heart-rhythm disturbance promotes the formation of blood clots that can travel to the brain and block an artery, AFib increases the risk of ischemic stroke four-to-five-fold.
    June 21, 2013 - ThirdAge
  • Earlier treatment following stroke linked with reduced risk of in-hospital death
    In a study that included nearly 60,000 patients with acute ischemic stroke, thrombolytic treatment (to help dissolve a blood clot) that was started more rapidly after symptom onset was associated with reduced in-hospital mortality and intracranial hemorrhage and higher rates of independent walking ability at discharge and discharge to home, according to a study in the June 19 issue of JAMA.
    June 18, 2013 - EurekAlert!
  • Earlier Treatment of Seniors After Stroke Reduces Risk of Death, Increases Chance to Go Home
    July 18, 2013 – With all the promotion by the American Heart Association and others about the critical need for quick treatment after a stroke, it is not surprising that a large new study of senior citizens hit with acute ischemic stroke finds that thrombolytic treatment (to help dissolve a blood clot) that was started more rapidly after symptom onset was associated with reduced in-hospital ...
    June 18, 2013 - Senior Journal

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