PHOENIX -- Anticoagulation worked at least as well as antiplatelet medication for stroke prevention after cervical artery dissection, an observational study suggested. Subsequent ischemic stroke was ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Risk for stroke after cervical artery dissection was similar with an anticoagulation vs. antiplatelet treatment ...
Artery dissection occurs when a tear in the inner lining of an artery allows blood to penetrate the vessel wall, leading to the formation of an intramural haematoma. This vascular disturbance can ...
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech ...
Background: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is an important cause of stroke in the young. It can present nonspecifically and may be misdiagnosed with adverse consequences. We assessed the frequency ...
(SALT LAKE CITY)—In an unprecedented international study, researchers from Europe and the United States have shown that individuals carrying a particular genetic variant in the PHACTR1 gene are at ...
New observational data showed no significant difference in subsequent ischemic stroke with anticoagulation compared with antiplatelet therapy, although there was a nonsignificant trend toward a lower ...
Treatment with oral VEGFR-TKIs may carry an increased risk of aneurysm and artery dissection. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors targeting vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR-TKIs) are ...
Cervical artery dissection is a tear in an artery in the neck that provides blood flow to the brain. Such a tear can result in blood clots that cause stroke. A new study has found almost a five-fold ...
Stroke, an emergency disease in which blood vessels in the brain become clogged or burst and brain function is impaired, is generally known to occur in the elderly. However, there are cases of stroke ...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a nonatherosclerotic, nontraumatic separation of the coronary arterial walls and causes acute coronary syndrome and sudden cardiac death. Image Credit: ...