40% of Patients at High Risk for Stroke Are Not Taking Anticoagulants

New Results From the National Health and Wellness Survey Show Patients at High Risk for Stroke Have Lower Quality of Life, More Hospitalizations NEW YORK, NY, Nov 07, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Nearly 40% of diagnosed “high-risk” atrial fibrillation (AF) patients in the 5EU are not taking an anticoagulant to prevent stroke, according to […]

Stroke risk factors may lead to cognitive problems: Study

A study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found that high blood pressure and other known risk factors for stroke also increase the risk of developing cognitive problems, even among people who have never had a stroke. The first author Frederick Unverzagt, PhD, and a professor of psychiatry at Indiana University School […]

Increased Stroke Figures Remain Major Issue of Concern

On the eve of World Stroke Day, celebrated on 29 October 2011, the Public Health Agency (PHA) again gave a warning call against the deadly heart strokes. The PHA officials also accounted that if all the patients correctly notice the early dangerous stroke risks, then thousands of lives could be easily saved by effectively treating […]

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