Tag: stroke prevention
Increased annual stroke rate in Canada underscores need for strong treatments...
A new study funded by the Heart and Stroke Foundation has revealed that annual stroke occurrence rates in Canada have increased to 108,707—roughly one every five minutes. This...
ESOC 2021: AI can calculate personalised risk of having another stroke
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to give stroke patients a personalised and more accurate assessment of their risk of suffering a recurrence, according...
Behavioural interventions and more holistic approach signal “paradigm shift” in latest...
In May 2021, the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA) updated one of its flagship guidelines—the secondary prevention of stroke guideline—for the first...
ASA highlights value of comprehensive, patient-centred primary care after stroke
In a new scientific statement entitled “Primary Care of Adult Patients After Stroke”, the American Stroke Association (ASA)—a division of the American Heart Association...
Prevention based on first stroke cause can reduce risk of subsequent...
Identifying the cause of a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA)—sometimes called a “mini-stroke”—can lead to specific prevention strategies to reduce the risk of...
