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