The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association have updated their 1999 guideline statement on secondary prevention of ischemic stroke. In this thoughtful and comprehensive ...

Patients with diabetes or hypertension frequently present with small vessel ischemic stroke ... Rule out carotid stenosis as stroke risk factor (secondary prevention) Lipid profile Rule out ...

Female stroke victims are less likely than men to take drugs that could lower their odds of a second stroke. Women are 80% ...

Women who have had strokes may be more likely than men to skip doses of medications that could help prevent a second stroke, ...

The purpose of this NIH-funded study is to determine if pioglitazone is effective in preventing future strokes or heart attacks among non-diabetic persons who have had a recent ischemic stroke.

Women, especially Mexican Americans, are more likely than men to skip critical post-stroke medications, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to improve adherence and reduce stroke ...

More information: Chen Chen et al, Sex Differences in Nonadherence to Secondary Stroke Prevention Medications Among Patients With First‐Ever Ischemic Stroke, Journal of the American Heart ...

Cocaine is known to be an important risk factor for ischemic and hemorrhagic ... For longer term secondary stroke prevention, antiplatelet agents, control of vascular risk factors, and, most ...

Almost one in five stroke survivors are diagnosed with dementia, with increased risk lasting for 20 years after stroke.