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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.

“Catheter ablation reduced risks for ischemic stroke after 30 days (relative risk 0.63), mortality (RR 0.73), and heart failure hospitalization (RR 0.68), but increased ischemic stroke risk at or before 30 days (RR 6.81).”

“In properly selected patients older than 60 years of age, transcatheter PFO closure may be beneficial in reducing the incidence of recurrent ischemic stroke, with a low risk for adverse events.”

Large-scale propensity-matched analysis reveals differential cardiovascular outcomes between GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT-2 inhibitors in routine clinical practice.

Sudden-onset unilateral weakness, speech difficulties, vision changes, and balance problems require immediate medical evaluation, as symptom resolution doesn’t eliminate the significant short-term stroke risk following transient ischemic attacks.

Women with both gestational diabetes history and type 2 diabetes progression demonstrated 2.6-fold stroke risk elevation, while gestational diabetes alone carried no significant risk increase.