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The University of Cincinnati and UC Health have been renewed as the National Coordinating Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) StrokeNet, which is the primary infrastructure for multicenter trials of stroke funded by NIH and the pipeline for new potential treatments for adults and children with stroke and those at risk for stroke.

Excessive alcohol intake can cause hypertension, while smoking harms the lungs and elevates stroke risk. TheHealthSite.com

The anti-inflammatory agent, started within 24 hours of acute ischemic stroke or TIA, did not reduce subsequent stroke or other vascular events at 90 days in the CHANCE-3 trial.

Attorneys in a malpractice suit against Southwestern Vermont Medical Center that went to trial Monday offered differing descriptions of what occurred March 16, 2014, when the plaintiff was seen in

This result, along with its ease of use, adds to the growing evidence that tenecteplase should be a first-line thrombolytic agent, trial investigators say.

1. In this randomized controlled trial, early compared to late blood pressure management following an acute ischemic stroke did not impact the risk of death or functional dependency at 90 days. Evidence rating level: 1 (Excellent) Researchers aimed to determine whether early treatment of hypertension after an ischemic stroke impacts the risk of death or functional

A prospective study shows climbing more than five flights of stairs daily is associated with a lower risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

The CMS-led CVD risk reduction program reduced first-time myocardial infarction and strokes over 5 years without increasing Medicare spending, in a randomized trial.

Amsterdam University Medical Centers (UMC) has developed a brain-wave cap which can identify the severity of a stroke and send the patient to the correct hospital directly from the ambulance.

1. The 90-day modified Ranking Scale score was comparable for patients in intravenous thrombolysis plus endovascular treatment versus endovascular treatment alone. 2. Intracranial hemorrhage was less frequent in the endovascular treatment alone group. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: Intravenous thrombolysis before endovascular treatment is the preferred therapy among patients with acute ischemic stroke; however,