Latest transient ischemic attack Stories

- Bayer Applauds USPSTF for Providing More Specific Guidance to Maximize Appropriate Aspirin Use - MORRISTOWN, N.J., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today strongly recommends that patients and clinicians consider the use of aspirin for preventing first heart attack and stroke, while considering benefits and risks. These recommendations, published in today's issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, build on the Task Force's 2002 recommendations...

That first "mini-stroke" may be more of a benign event for women than men, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Yale University. The findings underscore the need to continue researching gender differences in disease prevention and follow-up care.Data show 30 days after a transient ischemic attack (TIA), women are 30 percent less likely to have a stroke, 14 percent less likely to have heart-related problems and 26 percent less likely to die...

A simple procedure may be the key to relief for some who suffer from frequent and severe migraine headaches.In a new study, researchers found significant improvement of migraines following catheter-based closure of the patent foramen ovale (PFO) -- a slight opening in the wall between the heart's right and left atria. Each of us has a PFO in the womb to divert blood away from the lungs, but it closes for three out of four people after birth, researchers said.Previous studies have already...

Reducing the frequency and severity of disabling migraines is crucial for quality of life. A new study, published in the February 2009 issue of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, finds significant improvement of migraine following catheter-based closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO)"”a slight opening in the wall between the right and left atria.These findings confirm those of previous observational studies, which consistently show that when a PFO is closed"”whether it's following a...

A Mayo Clinic study shows a majority of stroke patients don't think they're having a stroke -- and as a result -- delay seeking treatment until their condition worsens. The findings appear in the current issue of Emergency Medicine Journal.Researchers studied 400 patients who were diagnosed at Mayo Clinic's emergency department with either acute ischemic stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA), a temporary interruption of blood flow to part of the brain.Less than half of the patients --...

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., say most stroke patients don't think they're having a stroke -- and as a result, delay treatment. Lead author Dr. Latha Stead studied 400 patients who were diagnosed at Mayo Clinic's emergency department with either acute ischemic stroke or a transient ischemic attack, a temporary interruption of blood flow to part of the brain. Forty-two percent say they thought they were having a stroke, but most did not go to the emergency room when...

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Type 2 diabetics treated with low-dose aspirin did not have a significantly lower incidence of atherosclerotic events than those who received placebo in this primary prevention trial of low-dose aspirin, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2008. However, sub-group analyses showed a significant reduction with aspirin in both atherosclerotic events in those over 65 years of age, and a reduction...

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- St. David's HealthCare today announced the launch of The TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) Center for Stroke Prevention at St. David's Medical Center -- the first of its kind in Central Texas -- in an effort to reduce the significant risk of a subsequent stroke after TIA. A TIA is a "warning stroke" or "mini stroke" that produces stroke-like symptoms but no lasting damage. Recognizing and treating TIAs can reduce a patient's risk of a major stroke....

NMT Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: NMTI) today announced that it will release its third-quarter 2008 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, November 6, 2008. Management will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. (ET) that morning to review the Company's financial results and provide a business update. Individuals interested in listening to the live webcast of the conference call should log onto the "Investors" section of NMT Medical's website, www.nmtmedical.com. The call also...

NMT Medical, a medical technology company, has completed patient enrollment in its pivotal patent foramen ovale/stroke clinical trial, Closure I. NMT believes that it is the first company to complete enrollment of a prospective, multi-center, randomized, controlled study that examines the potential relationship between patent foramen ovale (PFO) and stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIA). The company also believes it will be first to submit a pre-market approval application to the FDA...