National policies that advise restricting sodium (salt) intake to reduce the risk of hypertension might not provide the anticipated cardiovascular benefits and may even be detrimental to health, report researchers in an article in today’s JAMA. In the study, the… Read More ›
A new meta-analysis appearing this week in Neurology suggests that survivors of stroke who have atrial fibrillation are at increased risk of developing dementia. In the overall meta-analysis, researchers from the University of East Anglia, Norfolk, England, assessed the association… Read More ›
The high cost of pharmaceuticals may prevent some patients who have had a stroke from taking the medications prescribed by their physician, putting them at risk for future strokes or other cardiovascular disease events, according to research presented today at… Read More ›
In an effort to remove some of the barriers that can slow innovative medical technologies from getting to market, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it is launching a medical device innovation initiative to speed review… Read More ›
Infrequent but devastating, stroke is among the complications of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. In this week’s JAMA, investigators from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio examine some of the stroke risks associated with CABG surgery that have largely flown… Read More ›
