by Steven Rudolph | Jun 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Atrial fibrillation is a type of irregular heartbeat that is quite common in the elderly. This condition results in the tendency for blood clots to originate in the heart and move into the brain, plugging blood vessels and causing a stroke. The strokes associated with...
by Steven Rudolph | Sep 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
A new study, by far the largest analysis of stroke treatment with a clot dissolving drug, demonstrates dramatically the importance of early stroke treatment. A team of physicians from the UCLA stroke center analyzed data from a national database on over 58,000...
by Steven Rudolph | Mar 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Although it has been known for some time that a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, fish, and nuts was linked to heart health, a major study recently published lends stronger support to the dietary approach to prevention of cardiovascular disease. In a study of over...
by Steven Rudolph | Aug 14, 2012 | Prevention, Uncategorized
Stryker’s Wingspan stent is used to open narrowed arteries within the brain in patients who are experiencing repeated strokes. This is a serious condition with few treatment options. The device was originally approved by FDA in 2005 as a Humanitarian Use Device...
by Steven Rudolph | Mar 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
A much anticipated clinical study which has taken years to complete was published in the New England Journal of Medicine yesterday. Some people have a small hole known as a patent foramen ovale (PFO) between two chambers of the heart. This defect, although not rare,...
by Steven Rudolph | Nov 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
A new study shows that women who consume chocolate regularly had a reduced risk of stroke. The data was derived from a group of over 33,000 women in Sweden being followed for a mammography study. Those reporting higher intake; equivalent to two chocolate bars a week,...
