What a heart attack or stroke can feel like
Jan 19, 2016
Heart attack and stroke are life-threatening emergencies and anyone experiencing symptoms should immediately call 911.
Stroke News
Stent retrievers revolutionize treatment for severe strokes
Dec 14, 2015
Treatment of the most disabling strokes is undergoing the biggest transformation in decades after research showed dramatic benefits when tiny devices are used to grab large, stroke-causing clots.
Heart disease death rate continues to drop
Dec 9, 2015
New federal data show that the rate of deaths due to heart disease continues a decades-long decline, although more Americans still die of heart disease than any other cause.
Guidelines urge new approach to treating worst strokes
Jun 29, 2015
Hospitals nationwide may soon change how they treat the most disabling strokes after new guidelines released Monday recommend using tiny devices to snag large clots from a blocked artery within the brain.
Uncertainties remain about link between marijuana and stroke risk
Feb 24, 2015
Suspicions that marijuana use may be associated with stroke attracted new attention this month following case reports on more than five dozen pot users. The report, published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke, drew criticism from the medical news service MedPage Today.
Clot-removing devices provide better outcomes for stroke survivors
Feb 11, 2015
Strokes caused by large blood clots in the brain are less likely to result in disability or death if the blockage is removed in the crucial early hours, according to reaffirming new research widely celebrated Wednesday.
Stroke falls to No. 5 killer in U.S.
Dec 30, 2014
Stroke has dropped from the nation’s fourth-leading cause of death to No. 5, according to new federal statistics. It is the second time since 2011 that stroke has dropped a spot in the mortality rankings.
Ability to balance on one leg may reflect brain health and stroke risk
Dec 19, 2014
Struggling to balance on one leg for 20 seconds or longer was linked to an increased risk for small blood vessel damage in the brain and reduced cognitive function in otherwise healthy people with no clinical symptoms, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke.
Model, actress recovers from stroke caused by cervical dissection
Aug 7, 2014
New York-based model and actress Claudia Mason never imagined whipping her head around “à la Beyoncé” would lead to cervical dissection, a tear in her vertebral artery, and a stroke.
STORIES FROM THE HEART: ‘Tough times don’t last, but tough people do’ – like this survivor of a stroke when she was 15
May 15, 2014
Vandna Mittal describes having a stroke at age 15 as “dodging the ultimate curve ball in life.”