Medical Xpress |
Combining risk score tools improves stroke prediction for atrial …
Medical Xpress Combining two independent, scientifically-proven risk measurements allows physicians to better predict an atrial fibrillation patient’s risk of stroke or death. The tools also help determine the need for blood thinners in treatment, according to new … |
LPGA (press release) |
Nordqvist Sets Course Record, Sleeps on Two-Stroke Lead LPGA (press release) On a day when low scores were abundant at Wildfire Golf Club, it was Anna Nordqivst’s 61 that took the lead in round three of the Bank of Hope Founders Cup. Nordqvist 11-under par in Saturday’s round set a new tournament course record, previously a … Anna Nordqvist (61) ... |
The Express Tribune |
New cholesterol drug cuts heart attack, stroke risk more than 20% The Express Tribune Repatha cut the combined risk of heart attacks, strokes and heart-related death by 20 per cent compared with a placebo in patients already on high doses of cholesterol-lowering statins, such at Lipitor. Most trial subjects had had a prior heart attack … New Cholesterol Drug ... |
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Study: EMS activation of stroke cases using Pulsara linked with faster door-to-needle times
EMS1.com BOZEMAN, Mont. — Duke University School of Medicine researchers concluded that stroke patients receive faster treatment when EMS activated stroke teams from the field than by other methods of arrival. The researchers conducted a retrospective analysis … |
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E-cigs could raise the risk of suffering a stroke more than smoking
Mirror.co.uk As far as brain health goes, scientists warned the electronic devices was not safer than smoking and may pose a similar, if not bigger, risk for stroke severity. E-cigs are a growing health concern for both smokers and those who use it as them as an … |