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- If You've Had A Stroke, Learning How Take Your Pulse And Recognize An Irregular Heart Beat Could Prevent Second Stroke
Regularly monitoring your pulse after a stroke is a simple and effective first step in detecting an irregular heartbeat, which is a major cause of having a second stroke, according to research recently published online in Neurology, the medical journal...
- Kentuckians Can Act To Protect Against Heart Disease And Stroke; Half Of Preventable Deaths Occur In Adults Age 65 Or Younger
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Nearly one on three deaths in the U.S. each year is caused by heart disease and stroke. At least 200,000 of these deaths are preventable, and nearly half of those preventable deaths are of people under 65, says a...
- Study: Stroke Victims Getting Younger And, Yes, Risk Factors Include Obesity, Diabetes And High Cholesterol
A study conducted on first-ever stroke patients in the Greater Cincinnati and northern Kentucky area may have some devastating repercussions for the nation. The results of the University of Cincinnati research, published this week in the online issue...
- Read About Stroke. Hear About Stroke. Know About Stroke
by Linda Pazdalski, B.S.N., R.N. Stroke Program Coordinator, Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute You read it in any number of publications, hear it on any number of radio programs, and see it on any number of TV commercials almost daily?..Stroke...
- Northwest Hospital Designated Primary Stroke Center
For some residents in Baltimore City and Baltimore, Carroll and Howard counties, lifesaving emergency stroke care just got closer to home. That is because the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) has just designated Northwest...
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Most women are unaware of female-specific stroke symptoms and risks, according to a national survey by Ohio State
Most women are unaware of the symptoms and risks of stroke for females, according to a national survey by the Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center. The survey found that just 11 percent of the 1,000 respondents knew that pregnancy, lupus, migraine headaches and oral contraception or hormone replacement therapy are female-specific stroke risks.
Also, only 10 percent of those surveyed knew that hiccups and atypical chest pain with or followed by typical stroke symptoms are early warning signs. According to the National Stroke Association, stroke is the third leading cause of death for women, and Diana Greene-Chandos, a neurologist and director of the neuroscience critical care at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, said, "We have a ways to go when it comes to educating women about stroke and their unique risk factors."
Other symptoms unique to women include dizziness that is not class vertigo, headaches, atypical chest pain and/or numbness of the body, especially if one side is more numb than the other. Early recognition and treatment are key for strokes.
"Women do not think they are going to have a stroke," said Greene-Chandos. "They think of it as a man's disease." The reality is that 60 percent of stroke deaths occur in females and 40 percent for males. Every year, 137,000 Americans die from a stroke. Smoking, failing to exercise and having high blood pressure are risk factors for both men and women. To take an assessment created by Ohio State's stroke experts to determine risk of stroke, click here.
Also, only 10 percent of those surveyed knew that hiccups and atypical chest pain with or followed by typical stroke symptoms are early warning signs. According to the National Stroke Association, stroke is the third leading cause of death for women, and Diana Greene-Chandos, a neurologist and director of the neuroscience critical care at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, said, "We have a ways to go when it comes to educating women about stroke and their unique risk factors."
Other symptoms unique to women include dizziness that is not class vertigo, headaches, atypical chest pain and/or numbness of the body, especially if one side is more numb than the other. Early recognition and treatment are key for strokes.
"Women do not think they are going to have a stroke," said Greene-Chandos. "They think of it as a man's disease." The reality is that 60 percent of stroke deaths occur in females and 40 percent for males. Every year, 137,000 Americans die from a stroke. Smoking, failing to exercise and having high blood pressure are risk factors for both men and women. To take an assessment created by Ohio State's stroke experts to determine risk of stroke, click here.
- If You've Had A Stroke, Learning How Take Your Pulse And Recognize An Irregular Heart Beat Could Prevent Second Stroke
Regularly monitoring your pulse after a stroke is a simple and effective first step in detecting an irregular heartbeat, which is a major cause of having a second stroke, according to research recently published online in Neurology, the medical journal...
- Kentuckians Can Act To Protect Against Heart Disease And Stroke; Half Of Preventable Deaths Occur In Adults Age 65 Or Younger
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Nearly one on three deaths in the U.S. each year is caused by heart disease and stroke. At least 200,000 of these deaths are preventable, and nearly half of those preventable deaths are of people under 65, says a...
- Study: Stroke Victims Getting Younger And, Yes, Risk Factors Include Obesity, Diabetes And High Cholesterol
A study conducted on first-ever stroke patients in the Greater Cincinnati and northern Kentucky area may have some devastating repercussions for the nation. The results of the University of Cincinnati research, published this week in the online issue...
- Read About Stroke. Hear About Stroke. Know About Stroke
by Linda Pazdalski, B.S.N., R.N. Stroke Program Coordinator, Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute You read it in any number of publications, hear it on any number of radio programs, and see it on any number of TV commercials almost daily?..Stroke...
- Northwest Hospital Designated Primary Stroke Center
For some residents in Baltimore City and Baltimore, Carroll and Howard counties, lifesaving emergency stroke care just got closer to home. That is because the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) has just designated Northwest...