Adiposity is a risk factor for ischemic stroke.(Cardiovascular Medicine)

Internal Medicine News;  November 1, 2007 ;     622 words ......people developed ischemic stroke and 674 experienced hemorrhagic stroke. Using as the...adiposity and hemorrhagic stroke risk was more complex than for ischemic stroke. Using the...associated with hemorrhagic stroke risk in men...obesity and ...

The 5 Ps of acute ischemic stroke treatment: parenchyma, pipes, perfusion,...

Southern Medical Journal;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......approached. Acute ischemic stroke is a challenging...practical issues of ischemic stroke care, with a brief...heterogeneous nature of ischemic stroke. Rowley (1) put...concept of acute ischemic stroke imaging. We borrow...this article is on ischemic ...

Light to Moderate Drinking Reduces Ischemic Stroke Risk 20% in Men.

Family Practice News;  August 1, 1999 ;     285 words ......Drinking moderately appears to be protective against ischemic stroke--if you're a male physician. In a longitudinal...against its possibly detrimental effects in terms of hemorrhagic stroke. Previous studies have shown that the risk of hemorrhagic...dot. While that might be favorable in terms of ...

Acute ischemic stroke review.(Clinical report)

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......implications during the acute phase of ischemic stroke. Patient and family education on risk...guidelines for the management of acute ischemic stroke (Adams et al., 1994). In 1996, the...the first medication to treat acute ischemic stroke. The AHA subsequently published a...

Economic Impact of Acute Ischemic Stroke Highlighted in New Study Results...

PR Newswire;  February 17, 2006 ;     700+ words ......outcomes of acute ischemic stroke and its impact on...with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, revealing that various...people survive an ischemic stroke, many are left with...effects of acute ischemic stroke can be re

Prevention and Treatment of Ischemic Stroke

Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  November 1, 2004 ;     89 words ...Prevention and Treatment of Ischemic Stroke, edited by Scott E. Kasner...secondary prevention of acute ischemic stroke. Recommended Readership...who treat patients with ischemic stroke. Overall Grading...

Concentric Medical Receives CE Mark For Merci(TM) System To Treat Acute...

PR Newswire;  January 27, 2003 ;     585 words ......restore flow to blocked vessels during ischemic stroke. The Company believes its device is...of manufacturing and quality systems. Ischemic Stroke In the United States, ischemic stroke is the third leading cause of death...

Ischemic Stroke Risk with Oral Contraceptives A Meta-Analysis.(Brief...

Original Internist;  September 1, 2000 ;     404 words ...Context: The relationship between ischemic stroke and oral contraceptive (OC) use has...were studies investigating risk of ischemic stroke with OC use. Two reviewers independently...associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke (RR, 2.75; 95% CI, 2.24-3.38). Smaller...

Concentric Medical receives CE Mark for Merci System to treat acute...

PR Newswire;  January 27, 2003 ;     600 words ......restore flow to blocked vessels during ischemic stroke. The Company believes its device is...of manufacturing and quality systems. Ischemic Stroke In the United States, ischemic stroke is the third leading cause of death...

Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke

Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...The treatment of acute ischemic stroke has evolved from observation...review the treatment of acute ischemic stroke from the prehospital setting...that can mimic those of acute ischemic stroke, and rapid transport of patients...

Clinical Trial Data Indicate Argatroban Met Primary Endpoints and Provided...

PR Newswire;  March 5, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Argatroban in patients with acute ischemic stroke administered within 12 hours of symptom...estimated that there will be over 600,000 ischemic stroke patients in the United States in 2003...and as high as 50 in the subacute ischemic stroke phase. The complications associated...

Forest Laboratories Starts Confirmatory Study of Desmoteplase A Novel...

PR Newswire;  February 9, 2005 ;     700+ words ......buster, for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke, a condition affecting over 600,000...The DIAS2 (Desmoteplase in Acute Ischemic Stroke) study will be a multi- center, multinational...potential of desmoteplase to treat acute ischemic stroke patients up to nine hours after the...

Sales of Therapies to Treat Ischemic Stroke Will Reach $1.2 Billion by...

PR Newswire;  October 6, 1998 ;     420 words ...WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Ischemic stroke is the leading cause of neurological...States and Western Europe. Treatment of ischemic stroke reached a turning point in 1996 with...treatment guidelines, however, most ischemic stroke patients are not eligible to receive...

Texas Biotechnology to Develop Argatroban as a Treatment for Acute...

PR Newswire;  March 14, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Argatroban in patients with acute ischemic stroke. This is the first clinical trial...thrombin inhibitor as a treatment for ischemic stroke. Argatroban has been approved as a treatment for ischemic stroke since 1996 in Japan where it is...

With Few Side Effects, Indevus Pharmaceutical's Citicoline Will Be a...

PR Newswire;  February 3, 2003 ;     514 words ......addition to the slow-growing acute ischemic stroke market because it is virtually free...first oral neuroprotective agent for ischemic stroke, said Nancy Macdonald, Ph.D., analyst...new Pharmacor study, entitled Acute Ischemic Stroke, also found that the increase in the...