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“Carotid stenting with embolism protection should become the first-line consideration for preventing stroke when added to intensive medical management, provided the anatomy is suited for the procedure and the operator has the requisite skill.”

“The first thing that should come to mind as a clinician when evaluating headache in the ER is the SNOOP criteria. This will help you assess for potential red flags in a patient with a headache.”

More than 99% of people who experienced a heart attack, heart failure, or stroke had at least one of four major cardiovascular risk factors above ideal healthy levels beforehand.

The current study indicates that hysterectomy and/or bilateral oophorectomy are associated with an increased risk of stroke, underscoring that women who have had these surgeries should be closely monitored and require proactive preventive health measures.

HF was independently associated with a 30% to 50% higher IS rate in 2007 to 2010, but this association attenuated to only 10% to 15% higher in 2015 to 2018.

Although stroke cannot be cured in the sense of reversing brain damage, it is highly treatable. More importantly, it is largely preventable as over 80 percent of strokes can be avoided.