Tag: cardiovascular

Structured ambulatory post-stroke care “requires further evaluation” following mixed trial results

While patients treated via a structured ambulatory post-stroke care programme (SANO) in a recent cluster-randomised study experienced better control of their cardiovascular risk factors...

Two cardiovascular medicines found to be “well-tolerated” in small vessel stroke

A study of two widely used cardiovascular medications—cilostazol and isosorbide mononitrate—in more than 350 patients has confirmed that both were well-tolerated and safe for...

Mouse study suggests neuromodulation of certain nerve cells can help regenerate...

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have new evidence from mouse experiments that manipulating certain nerve cells, or the genes that control them, with...
stroke risk factors

ESOC 2021: Non-traditional risk factors for heart attack and stroke rising...

Work stress, sleep disorders, and fatigue—which are regarded as non-traditional risk factors for heart attack and stroke—are rising more steeply among women than men,...

AHA commits US$2.5 million for fast-tracked COVID-19 heart and brain research

The American Heart Association (AHA) has committed US$2.5 million to research efforts to better understand the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and its interaction with the...