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American Stroke Association meeting reportSilent strokes, which have no immediate symptoms but could cause long-term cognitive and learning deficits, occur in a significant number of severely anemic children, especially those with sickle cell disease, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2011.One-quarter to one-third of children with sickle cell disease have evidence of silent strokes in their brains, according to Michael M....

American Stroke Association meeting reportAmong patients who have had strokes but aren't sure when symptoms began, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help distinguish who might benefit from clot-busting drugs while facing acceptable risk, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2011.Researchers used MRI techniques to screen 430 patients with unclear-onset stroke at six university hospitals in South Korea. Strokes are categorized...

American Stroke Association meeting reportStrokes will increase dramatically over the coming decades, with increases being considerably steeper in Mexican-Americans compared with non-Hispanic whites, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2011."The tremendous number of strokes projected has large personal, social and economic consequences for the United States," said Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, M.P.H., an investigator at...

JACC article also suggests technique can guide medication for atrial fibrilation patientsResearchers at the University of Utah's Comprehensive Arrhythmia and Research Management (CARMA) Center have found that delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) holds promise for predicting the risks of strokes, the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Their latest study on a novel application of this technology appears in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of the American College of...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New findings suggest people infected with HIV could be up to three-times more likely to have a stroke.For the research, Bruce Ovbiagele, M.D., MSc, professor of neurosciences at the University of California, and other scientists, reviewed all stroke hospitalizations in the U.S. in the last decade. They found the number of stroke diagnoses in the general population dropped by more than 70,000 strokes. However, stroke diagnoses among people with HIV increased by more than...

U.S. researchers said on Wednesday that people infected with the AIDS virus may be three times more likely to suffer from a stroke than people not infected.  Strokes rates have spiked among people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), jumping 67 percent during that same period. Most of the increase in strokes is caused by a blood clot in the brain, which is the most common reason for a stroke. "Generally speaking, strokes in patients with HIV are not common, so the...

Beginning treatment with 2 medicines gives better and faster resultsNew British-led research shows that starting treatment of blood pressure with two medicines rather than the one produces better and faster results and fewer side effects "“ findings that could change clinical practice world-wide.The study, published in the Lancet, challenges popular medical practice for the treatment of high blood pressure. The research was led by Cambridge in collaboration with the Universities of Dundee,...

American Heart Association/American Stroke Association 2010 Top Ten Research ReportsResearch on reducing risks, improving medical treatment and improving lifestyle behaviors to fight the battle against heart disease and stroke are among the key scientific findings that make up this year's top cardiovascular and stroke research recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.The association has been compiling an annual list of the top 10 major advances in heart disease...

Top research highlighted in fight against heart disease and stroke DALLAS, Dec. 21, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Research on reducing risks, improving medical treatment and improving lifestyle behaviors to fight the battle against heart disease and stroke are among the key scientific findings that make up this year's top cardiovascular and stroke research recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100222/AHSALOGO)...

Better medical treatments mean Americans are living longer after heart attacks and strokes, although many still have major heart problems, keeping US healthcare costs elevated, according to the American Heart Association (AHA) on Wednesday. A report, published in the journal Circulation by Dr. Veronique Roger of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and colleagues, states that deaths from heart disease dropped 28 percent between 1997 and 2007 and deaths from stroke fell 45 percent in the...