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More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, which is a leading cause of serious long-term disability. Many of the leading risk factors for stroke are modifiable, making ...
Latest stroke prevention guidelines highlight the importance of lifestyle interventions for cardiovascular health and managing conditions such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
Apixaban is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and at least one of the following risk factors: prior stroke or transient ischemic attack, age 75 years or older, diabetes, or symptomatic heart failure.
When it comes to stroke prevention, the guideline stresses the need for risk assessment—including with a risk assessment calculator that estimates 10-year and 30-year stroke and heart disease ...
The medication is known to be an antioxidant, and oxidative stress has been hypothesized to be part of the process that kills neurons in people with ALS and in stroke victims. [ 7 ] The most common side effects include bruising (contusions), problems walking (gait disturbances), and headaches.
Alteplase, sold under the brand name Activase among others, is a biosynthetic form of human tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA). It is a thrombolytic medication used to treat acute ischemic stroke, acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (a type of heart attack), pulmonary embolism associated with low blood pressure, and blocked central venous catheter. [5]
High blood pressure is a risk that most people underestimate, and since 50% of Americans have high blood pressure, it’s an important risk factor to consider, said Dr. Andrew Freeman, director of ...
Globally, women have higher stroke mortality than men, so that 6 in 10 of all stroke deaths occur in women. This is largely due to the greater numbers of elderly women; however, there are also a number of important risk factors that are more common in women. These include atrial fibrillation in older women, diabetes, depression, and hypertension.