Study reveals why many patients fail to recover after stroke
A clot forms. Blood flow to the brain is blocked. Starved of oxygen, neurons begin to die. This…
TAVI-first strategy proves noninferior to PCI-first approach in new trial
A TAVI-first strategy was noninferior to a PCI-first strategy after one years’ follow-up, according to results presented in…
Trial shows antiplatelet therapy needs personalization after stent implantation
Antiplatelet monotherapy reduced bleeding but dual therapy provided greater cardiovascular event protection in patients at high ischemic risk…
Potassium-competitive acid blockers match proton pump inhibitors for preventing bleeding after PCI
Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary…
Decline In Newborn Vitamin K Shots Means More Life-Threatening Bleeds
Newborn babies need a Vitamin K shot to prevent life-threatening bleeding. getty Newborns typically receive an injection of…
Engineered blood clots form faster to stop severe bleeding
Blood clotting is one of the body’s oldest survival mechanisms-a biological defense that has protected humans from dangerous…
AI-assisted decision support system improves stroke care and long-term outcomes
A clinical decision support tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze scans after a stroke alongside treatment…
Canadian wildfire pollution associated with increased stroke severity
Short-term surges in air pollution in New Jersey from the 2023 Canadian wildfires were associated with a higher…
Bleeding strokes strike earlier and harder in heavy drinkers
People who drink heavily may have bleeding strokes a decade earlier than people who are not heavy drinkers,…
Heavy drinking linked to earlier and more severe brain bleeds
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that heavy alcohol use may lead to more…
Low dose of aspirin cuts recurrence risk in colorectal cancer with genetic mutation
A Swedish-led research team at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital has shown in a new randomized clinical…
Select groups of myocardial infarction patients benefit from Helicobacter pylori screening
Not all acute myocardial infarction patients should be offered routine screening for the stomach ulcer bacterium Helicobacter pylori.…