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Education Risk Factors Stroke 
Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ADP9-ADP9, February 1, 2025. Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disabilities and is largely preventable (80%). Evidence indicates that patients receiving care from stroke specialized nurses, including nurse-led stroke prevention, show better outcomes.
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP13-ATMP13, February 1, 2025. Background:Stroke education plays a critical role in improving the publics awareness of stroke and identifying stroke symptoms, ultimately reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with stroke.
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP62-ATP62, February 1, 2025. Introduction:Education for post-acute stroke patients is crucial for several reasons: recovery and rehabilitation, prevention of recurrence, empowerment, caregiver support, and health literacy. Caregivers can access this education via mobile devices.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP55-AWP55, February 1, 2024. A gap exists in patient education focusing on advanced stroke treatment procedures such as thrombolytic administration and mechanical thrombectomy.
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Stroke Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue 1 , Page 113-121, January 1, 2025. BACKGROUND:Physical activity is an effective modifiable behavior for preventing recurrent strokes. This study aims to determine the adherence to physical activity recommendations among stroke survivors in the United States. versus 62.3%;P<0.0001). versus 67.9%;P<0.0001];
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP68-ATP68, February 1, 2025. Background:A mandatory educational requirement for nurses and staff at designated stroke centers existed within a health system, but the process varied across sites.
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AHUP16-AHUP16, February 1, 2025. AAPI patients who experience acute ischemic strokes may be less likely to receive intravenous thrombolytic therapy despite presenting with strokes of greater severity. the American Heart Association, MedlinePlus).
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FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP272-ATP272, February 1, 2024. These populations usually lack primary stroke prevention knowledge tailored to their individual risk factors.Methods/Approach:Cornwell Health conducted 5 didactic sessions with these goals in focus. questions on the pre-survey to 6.5 ± 1.0
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ADN Center of Excellence
OCTOBER 28, 2024
On October 29th, the global community observes World Stroke Day , an occasion dedicated to raising awareness about one of the most formidable threats to global health: stroke. Often called the "silent killer," stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide.
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Circulation
JANUARY 24, 2024
METHODS:The AHA, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistical Update with review of published literature through the year before writing.
Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP71-AWP71, February 1, 2025. Background:Guidelines for secondary stroke prevention focus on vascular risk factor modification. Efforts to optimize stroke prevention begin with patient awareness of mental health and the connection between psychology and stroke risk.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A3-A3, February 1, 2024. Introduction:Stroke knowledge, risk factor awareness, and medication adherence are critical to post-stroke outcomes. Satisfaction with stroke education was higher among those who received MyStroke (Figure 1).
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP277-ATP277, February 1, 2024. Background:The Hispanic community in the US experiences disproportionate burdens of stroke risk. Family types could impact health outcomes as a mechanism of social support, urging examination of their impact on stroke-related risk factors.
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MIBHS
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, often attributed to a mix of lifestyle choices, environmental factors, and genetic predispositions. This blog explores how genetics influence heart health and whether mitigating these inherited risks is possible. Can You Prevent Heart Disease if Its in Your Genes?
Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP136-ATP136, February 1, 2025. Once these post-stroke patients have been identified, they are given a personalized monitoring plan depending on the individuals risk factors, the personalized care and rehabilitation plans are tracked and followed.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP61-AWP61, February 1, 2024. Background:The CSC Advanced Disease-Specific Certification program requires hospitals to provide stroke education to patients and family members. A QR code was placed in the patient’s stroke education folder and displayed prominently in visible areas.
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AHUP19-AHUP19, February 1, 2025. experiences a stroke, yet research shows that as few as 53% of survey respondents have known to call 911 in response. Introduction:Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP282-ATP282, February 1, 2025. The main risk factor is hypertension, and blood pressure (BP) control is crucial in the primary and secondary prevention of stroke. The systolic BP was higher among individuals with previous stroke (p=0.003). software.
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JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP15-ATMP15, February 1, 2025. Background:After discharge can be a vulnerable time for stroke patients and their caregivers. Nurse navigators are becoming an important part of Stroke Center teams. Responsibilities vary, including patient education and post-discharge phone calls.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP58-ATP58, February 1, 2024. Background:1 in 5 strokes occur in the hospital. Patients with in-hospital stroke have increased vascular risk factors, delayed time to recognition, and increased mortality compared to patients with community-onset stroke.
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Hypertension Journal
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Cerebral small vessel disease is common in older adults and increases the risk of stroke, cognitive impairment, and dementia. While often attributed to midlife vascular risk factors such as hypertension, factors from earlier in life may contribute to later small vessel disease risk.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ANS9-ANS9, February 1, 2024. Background and Purpose:As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, the provision of community education is a priority goal of our program. We will partner with our Community Outreach department.
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JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP56-AWP56, February 1, 2025. The association remained significant after adjustment for age, race, gender, hypertension, diabetes, smoking status, education level and regular dental care use (Adjusted OR 0.61 However, the impact of preventative oral behavior such as dental flossing is unknown.
DAIC
JANUARY 25, 2024
mg tablets), together with Caristo Diagnostics , a leading cardiac disease diagnostics company with the novel CaRi-Heart technology to visualize and quantify coronary inflammation, announced today their collaboration to improve awareness and clinical education about the central role of inflammation in coronary artery disease.
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ADP52-ADP52, February 1, 2025. Background:Physical activity is an effective modifiable behavior for preventing recurrent strokes. This study aims to determine the adherence to physical activity recommendations among stroke survivors in the United States. 62.3%; p<0.0001).
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DAIC
MAY 16, 2024
A new joint guideline from the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and nine other medical societies reports early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease is essential to improve outcomes and reduce amputation risk, heart attack, stroke and death for people with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).
Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP53-ATP53, February 1, 2025. Background:Post-discharge phone calls to stroke patients are a valuable tool to assess medication compliance, stroke education retention and prevention of emergency room visits. There were no differences in baseline demographics. in Group 1, 4.123.27
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP152-ATP152, February 1, 2025. Introduction:Effective care transition for ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke patients post-hospital discharge is critical. Early follow-up helps adjust treatment plans, reducing stroke recurrence.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP21-ATMP21, February 1, 2024. Background:Medical comorbidities and stroke risk factors explain only a proportion of stroke incidence and outcomes in different populations. The primary outcome measure was discharge to home.
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FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP106-AWMP106, February 1, 2024. Background:Medical comorbidities and stroke risk factors only explain a proportion of stroke incidence and outcomes in different populations. Social determinants of health(SDOH)have been associated with incident stroke.
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Dr. Paddy Barrett
APRIL 5, 2024
Primordial prevention is changing the environment around you so you do not develop the risk factors for heart disease and, by extension, do not get the disease early in life. This refers to all the steps necessary to reduce the odds of a subsequent event, such as a second heart attack or stroke. Secondary prevention.
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ADN Center of Excellence
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
This miscommunication can cause blood to pool in the atria, increasing the risk of clot formation, which can then lead to strokes. AFib is associated with a fivefold increased risk of stroke, and it is also linked to heart failure, chronic fatigue, and other serious health issues. www.adncoe.com
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP247-ATP247, February 1, 2024. Overall, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans have higher stroke risks, stroke occurrence at an earlier age, and for some people of color possibly more severe strokes than non-Hispanic whites.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP51-AWMP51, February 1, 2024. Background:Medical comorbidities and stroke risk factors explain only a proportion of stroke incidence and outcomes in different populations. The primary outcome measure was discharge to home.
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FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A33-A33, February 1, 2024. For patients with ischemic stroke (IS) and transient ischemic attack (TIA) PE holds significant value. Confidence in preventing another stroke/TIA rose from 27.3% (n=11) to 66.7% (n=6).
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JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP266-ATP266, February 1, 2025. Effective blood pressure (BP) management is crucial for reducing stroke and CVD risk, yet controlled hypertension remains suboptimal especially among minority populations. of adults had elevated risk (44.1%) and 7.0% were high risk.
Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A60-A60, February 1, 2025. Introduction:Over 70% of patients experience post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI), which can lead to functional decline. Outpatient stroke clinics often lack a consistent and validated cognitive assessment protocol for follow-ups.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP96-ATP96, February 1, 2024. However, this is yet to be investigated in pediatric arterial ischemic stroke (AIS). Lesion volumes were determined by conducting semi-automatic segmentation of diffusion-weighted MRI brain scans at stroke presentation. years [IQR 1.0-12.7]). years [IQR 1.0-12.7]).
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP266-ATP266, February 1, 2024. A 34-question survey (n=54 respondents) collected data on rural community knowledge of stroke risk factors, symptoms, and prevention. The focus group questions centered on barriers, stroke impact, and solutions.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP26-ATMP26, February 1, 2024. Background:Exercise post-stroke can improve health-related quality of life and promote physical fitness, walking, and balance. This study demonstrates the potentially important role of the physical and built environment on physical fitness post-stroke.
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP296-AWP296, February 1, 2025. However, it is unclear whether these trends are present among stroke patients.Methods:Time is Brain is a current multicenter observational trial assessing the impact of social network dynamics on pre-hospital delay in stroke patients. Male, median NIHSS 2).
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Stroke Journal
MAY 15, 2024
Stroke, Ahead of Print. Background:The commonly used combined hormonal contraceptives with progestins and ethinylestradiol are associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke (IS). Mean age at inclusion was 30.0 years; mean length of follow-up was 7.1 years; 2916 women (24.4 per 100,000 py) had IS; 367 (3.1
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ADN Center of Excellence
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
This miscommunication can cause blood to pool in the atria, increasing the risk of clot formation, which can then lead to strokes. AFib is associated with a fivefold increased risk of stroke, and it is also linked to heart failure, chronic fatigue, and other serious health issues. www.adncoe.com
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DAIC
JUNE 6, 2024
Over time, hypertension weakens the heart, blood vessels and kidneys, paving the way for potential stroke or heart attack. Often referred to as the “silent killer,” high blood pressure is a leading risk factor for heart disease and early death. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, occurs in 47% of adults in the U.S.,
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