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The number of people living with atrial fibrillation – a dangerous heart condition and major cause of stroke – has increased by 72 per cent in England over the last two decades, according to new research. Atrial fibrillation (AF) now outstrips the combined number of people diagnosed with the four most common types of cancer [...]

In a recent study, an international team of scientists unveiled a molecular pathway for the development of arteriosclerosis - the thickening of arteries - for the first time. This could pave the way to better medication for preventing and treating hypertension and arteriosclerosis - and the associated high risk of stroke, end-stage renal failure and vascular dementia. [...]

More than one-third of people who have a clot removed from a major blood vessel in the brain after a stroke return to work within three months, according to a new study from Germany. But women were half as likely to do so as men. The study, published Thursday in the American Heart Association journal [...]

People with type 2 diabetes who have cognitive impairment could be at greater risk of stroke, heart attack or death than others with diabetes. That's according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.Cognitive impairment is when a person has trouble remembering, learning new things, concentrating or making decisions that affect their everyday [...]

Portable MRI machines, an emerging technology that makes medical imaging accessible even in remote locations, detected ischemic strokes or strokes caused by clotting in 90 per cent of patients scanned, according to a study led by Yale and Harvard researchers. Previous studies have shown that portable MRI devices can also detect strokes caused by bleeding [...]

Following a Mediterranean-style diet during pregnancy is associated with a reduced risk of developing preeclampsia, and Black women appear to have the greatest reduction of risk. That's according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association. Previous studies have found [...]

People are living longer and with less risk of having a heart attack, stroke or dying from coronary heart disease than those in the 1960s and 1970s. That's according to new analysis of the historic Framingham Heart Study that underscores the power of prevention, screening and treatment efforts. Scientists have known for decades about the risks posed [...]

Researchers from the University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital have been awarded AUS$1.8 million (£1 million) to advance research into reducing the risk of stroke and heart complications in patients undergoing major surgery. Many Australians have major surgery each year, with about three per cent developing atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular and often very rapid [...]

Prevention of a sticky, web-like substance that can form in blood vessels after a stroke could protect the brain and lead to better outcomes for patients, studies in mice suggest. The research was reported in the Journal of Clinical Investigation and led by scientists at University of Utah Health. Stroke is a leading cause of [...]