by Public Library of Science Researchers find deep inequalities of care for atrial fibrillation patients. Credit: Polina Tankilevitch There are racial and socioeconomic inequalities in the prescribing of oral anticoagulants to reduce stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation, according to a new study conducted in the UK and publishing June 7 in the open-access...
by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dental care following a stroke appears to reduce the chance of a second stroke, according to researchers at the UNC Adams School of Dentistry. Credit: Shutterstock For adults who have had a stroke staying on top of dental care may prevent a second stroke, according to research...
An analysis of the China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial presented at the 28th Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology (GW-ICC) and published in Neurology has identified a biomarker that can be used to measure the benefits of folic acid supplementation on stroke prevention. “Stroke is the leading cause of death and adult disability in China,...
