Tag Archives: Stroke

Mayo Clinic Finds Estrogen May Prevent Younger Menopausal Women from Strokes

October 12th, 2011 - 10:19 am

Estrogen may prevent strokes in premature or early menopausal women, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Their findings challenge the conventional wisdom that estrogen is always a risk factor for stroke at all ages. The study was published in the journal Menopause.  … Continue reading →

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Good news for rural stroke patients: Telestroke care is cost-effective

September 14th, 2011 - 3:58 pm

In this first-of-its-kind U.S. health economic analysis, researchers have found that using two way audio-video telemedicine to deliver stroke care, also known as telestroke, appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals that don’t have an around-the-clock neurologist, or stroke expert, … Continue reading →

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Blacks Much Less Likely to Know They Have Heart Condition or to Use Treatment for It, Says Mayo Clinic Researcher

February 26th, 2010 - 10:55 am

A large nationwide study that includes neurologists from Mayo Clinic has found that blacks are substantially less likely than whites to know that they have atrial fibrillation or to use warfarin, the most common treatment for the condition. Atrial fibrillation, … Continue reading →

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Mayo Study Shows Stroke Incidence Related to Angioplasty Remains Steady Over Past 15 Years

November 16th, 2009 - 9:46 am

ORLANDO, Fla. — Results of a Mayo Clinic study show the incidence of stroke or mini-stroke related to a coronary angioplasty remained steady over a 15-year period. Researchers say this is good news because physicians now are performing the artery-opening … Continue reading →

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Treatment options should be carefully considered for blocked carotid arteries

June 10th, 2009 - 7:43 am

Treatment options for patients diagnosed with partially blocked carotid arteries but without symptoms such as a mini-stroke, or transient blindness in one eye (amaurosis fugax), should be carefully considered and recommendation made on an individualized basis, according to a review … Continue reading →

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Study Shows Statins Lower Stroke Severity

February 26th, 2009 - 8:27 am

Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that patients who were taking statins before a stroke experienced better outcomes and recovery than patients who weren’t on the drug, even when their cholesterol levels were ideal.  That finding is reported in the current … Continue reading →

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Are You Having a Stroke? Many Don’t Know the Signs or Seek Treatment

November 24th, 2008 - 8:08 pm

A new study from Mayo Clinic shows that many people experiencing a stroke have no idea they’re having one, mainly because they don’t know the symptoms of stroke. Though stroke is very common, people are much less aware of the … Continue reading →

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