Significant dose-effect seen between flossing frequency and reduction in incident ischemic stroke. HealthDay News — Dental flossing is associated with a lower risk for ischemic and cardioembolic ...

Background: Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) remains a neglected area despite its high morbidity and mortality. We aimed to establish an easy-to-use model for predicting SAP. Methods: Two hundred ...

Background Physicians treating acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are faced with difficult management ... Results Management dilemmas discussed include: sub-massive PE, PE following recent stroke or ...

The primary efficacy outcome was the composite of stroke and systemic embolism. Stroke was defined as an acute, focal neurologic deficit of presumed cerebrovascular etiology that persisted beyond ...

FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Dental flossing is associated with a lower risk for ischemic and cardioembolic stroke and atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study presented at the ...

(HealthDay News) — Dental flossing is associated with a lower risk for ischemic and cardioembolic stroke and atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study presented at the annual American Stroke ...

Introduction: Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS) accounts for a critical proportion of all ischemic strokes. Disambiguating embolism etiology is important to improve treatment efficacy and ...

imaging result or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) result, which decided and evaluated by patients’ primary care physicians before admission; “family history of stroke” refers to family members ...

The Tembo Embolic System is a bioresorbable 1 embolization agent comprised of irregularly shaped, dry gelatin particles of a size range from 85-255µm 1. These particles are designed for the ...

During follow-up (4 months to 4 years), no patient had a new stroke in the PCA territory, and only one continued to have TIAs. PCA atherostenosis is rarer then PCA embolic occlusion. In contrast ...

A modified computed tomography angiography (CTA)–based Carotid Plaque Reporting and Data System (Plaque-RADS) classification was applied to a cohort of patients with embolic stroke of undetermined ...