Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for ischemic ... therapy in the acute phase of stroke is beneficial.This review summarizes previous reports on blood pressure management ...

A prehospital blood test may rapidly distinguish between ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, potentially enabling more timely, ...

The severity of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction affects risk for incident stroke and transient ischemic attack, as well as major bleeding.

In ischemic stroke, you need to open the blocked blood vessel with clot-busting drugs or physically remove the clot. In contrast, in a bleeding stroke, you need to lower increased blood pressure ...

high blood pressure and diabetes, researchers linked the estrogen-progestin pill — known colloquially as the birth control pill — to twice the risk of ischemic stroke and heart attack.

Propranolol, a beta blocker medication used for treating high blood pressure and preventing migraines, may lower ischemic stroke risk in women who experience migraines frequently.

An acute stroke, like most forms of stroke, starts suddenly and worsens rapidly. Some strokes may be preceded by a transient ischemic attack (TIA), a temporary stroke that resolves before causing ...

Prehospital measurement of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) can rapidly differentiate intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) from ischemic stroke (IS) and stroke mimics.

Portable point-of-care blood tests, done by EMS before hospital arrival, need validation but could guide treatment and ...

A medication often used to treat high blood pressure and prevent migraines was associated with a reduction in ischemic stroke risk among women using the drug for migraine prevention, according to a ...