DALLAS -- Fewer than half of patients were prescribed a dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) regimen after minor stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), a population-based registry showed. For strokes ...

Dual antiplatelet treatment has been shown to lower the risk of recurrent stroke as compared with aspirin alone when treatment is initiated early (≤24 hours) after an acute mild stroke. The effect of ...

PHOENIX -- For large vessel occlusion (LVO) acute ischemic stroke patients planned for mechanical thrombectomy, bed positioning made a big difference in clinical worsening, the ZODIAC trial showed.

Nurses on the stroke/neurovascular unit at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center (PSVMC) in Portland, OR, care for approximately 500 stroke patients per year. Nursing staff members used the standard ...

CANTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--US Acute Care Solutions (USACS) is proud to announce a collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine) to incorporate the USACS ...

Patients with acute ischemic stroke who have large vessel occlusion (LVO) have shown an impressive benefit from having their head lowered to a flat position until they are able to undergo thrombectomy ...