Stroke

Tens of thousands of people who have a stroke could be diagnosed and treated sooner as new data found that the average time between onset of first symptoms and a 999 call being made was nearly an hour and a half.   New analysis of NHS data shows that for 2023-24, of 41,327 patients with a [...]

A new campaign is aiming to challenge a reported lack of stroke awareness in Scotland to help improve outcomes and save lives. Charity Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service have launched a revived 'F.A.S.T.' campaign to highlight awareness of stroke signs and symptoms and encourage fast action when contacting emergency services. [...]

Prolong Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has announced that its investigational therapy, PP-007 (PEGylated carboxyhemoglobin, bovine), has received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). PP-007 is currently being evaluated for safety and efficacy in an ongoing U.S.-based clinical trial, HEMERA-1. Ronald [...]

A YouGov poll for the Stroke Association has revealed just over half the adult population in Scotland (52 per cent) have a close personal connection to stroke – whether having had a stroke or seen a close friend or relative affected. This comes as a new Stroke Association report highlights that Scotland’s health boards are [...]

The American Heart Association, with support from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, has committed $4.7 million in Minnesota and $5.05 million in South Dakota to strengthen the full spectrum of stroke care across each state through the Association’s Mission: Lifeline Stroke initiative. Across the United States, more than 90 per cent [...]

Improving clinical outcomes in stroke patients by closing a gap between successful re-opening of a blocked vessel through endovascular surgery and a reduction of disability is the focus of a $2.5 million grant awarded to UTHealth Houston researchers. The five-year study, funded by an award (1R01NS138765-01) from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, [...]

A history of COVID-19 can double the risk of stroke, heart attack or death according to new research led by Cleveland Clinic and the University of Southern California. The study found that people with any type of COVID-19 infection were twice as likely to have a major cardiac event for up to three years after [...]

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland and the Scottish Football Association is providing free football sessions for women in Scotland in a bid to get women more active. With over 90,000 women living with heart disease in Scotland, it is the cause of one in 10 deaths. Now running across Scotland, the free football sessions for [...]

A study based on clinical trial data found higher risks of stroke, heart attack, and hospital admission for heart failure in older cancer survivors. In the analysis published in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, chemotherapy was also linked to elevated rates of these conditions. Although advances in treatment have led to decreased [...]

The incidence of stroke continues to increase for adults and children living with sickle cell disease (SCD) despite the Stroke Prevention Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia (STOP) establishing standards of care like transfusions and tests to measure blood flow in the brain for those deemed high-risk, according to a study published today in the journal [...]