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Parental Stroke Associated With 3-Fold Increased Risk for Stroke in Offspring by Poh Tin Tan Posted Fri 02 Apr 2010 12:00am 31, 2010 — Parental stroke before the age of 65 years is associated with a 3-fold increased risk for stroke in offspring, according to new data from the Framingham Heart Study... the parents and offspring, respectively, were ischemic. On multivariate analysis and after adjusting for conventional stroke risk factors, parental stroke was associated Read on »

HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION'S 9th ANNUAL"WALK FOR HEART" EVENT by Rosy G. Healthy Living Professional

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Posted Mon 09 Mar 2009 3:56pm Well I just was contacted by someone from the Heart and Stroke foundation wondering if I would be interested in being an exhibitor at their "Health and Wellness show/5k Walk... that I took on, while knowing that I am helping out the Heart and Stroke Foundation at the same time. I was really flattered that they asked me..and of course I gave them Read on »

I am not a rat. I am a stroke survivor that had a congenital heart defect called PFO (patent foramen ovale) and I fought like he by David D. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 09 Jul 2010 8:39pm my risk of another stroke without possibly putting me at risk of further potential drug complications. As the title of this post suggests, I was born with a congenital heart... associated with device-specific complications such as fracture of device elements, device embolization or thrombus formation. Bottom Line: Optimal stroke prevention strategies Read on »

Migraine Frequency could increase your risk for a stroke or heart attack by Yusuf Posted Sat 27 Jun 2009 12:00am Migraine Frequency could increase your risk for a stroke or heart attack. Painful headaches that make you see bright lights could increase your... to have a stroke. Those suffering the headaches once a month showed double the risk of a heart attack. Women who had migraine with aura at least once a week were four times more Read on »

Most U.S. Women Face Heart, Stroke Risk by Logan F. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:15pm N early all American women are in danger of heart disease or stroke and should be more aggressive about lowering their risk — including asking their doctors about daily aspirin use, according to the American Heart Association's new guidelines. For the full report, go here . Read on »

New heart pump could cut stroke risk by ViaMedica Posted Mon 14 Feb 2011 2:47pm Read on »

A Hole in the Heart-Good PFO Tipsheet by stroke.org by David D. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 29 Sep 2008 5:40pm ” with no obvious risk factors? Did doctors check to see if the stroke or TIA may have been caused by a “hole” in the heart called a patent foramen ovale (PFO)? About one in five Americans...-related strokes are called cryptogenic, meaning they have no apparent cause. What is a PFO? All people are born with flap-like openings in their hearts. But, for most Read on »

Is Cholesterol Tied To Stroke Or Heart Disease? by Ng Peng Hock Patient Expert

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:26am tracked on people who aged between 40 and 89, and found that about 34,000 of them died of heart disease and 12,000 died of a stroke. The study, nevertheless, did not separate those died of ischemic stroke (caused by blocked arteries) from haemorrhagic stroke (caused by a burst blood vessel). Surprisingly, the study could not establish any relationship Read on »

Vitamin B May Not Guard Against Second Stroke, Heart Attack by HealthFinder Posted Tue 03 Aug 2010 10:00am , a new study finds. Earlier studies found an association between homocysteine, an amino acid, in the blood, and an increased risk for stroke and heart attack. Vitamin B... attack was not answered fully by this trial. "High homocysteine is associated with both stroke and coronary heart disease. Homocysteine can be lowered with B-complex vitamin Read on »

Is Dozing During Daytime a Sign of Stroke or Even Heart Attack? by Ng Peng Hock Patient Expert

Posted Tue 24 Mar 2009 3:16pm of getting stroke, as indicated by a study by United States researchers. In the paper presented on February 21, 2008 at an American Stroke Association conference in New Orleans.... The researchers checked again after 2 and half years later to see how many of these participants had strokes or other vascular or heart disease problems like heart attack. 40 strokes Read on »