Stroke
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Continuous AF monitors raise questions about when to intervene
Major finding: After 6 months, Medtronic’s Reveal XT heart monitor implant detected atrial fibrillation in 19 patients (8.6%).
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: 'Target: Stroke' program hopes to add hospitals, increase timely treatment
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'Target: Stroke' program gets most patients timely treatment
Major finding: The percentage of patients with ischemic stroke who got TPA within 1 hour of hospital arrival increased from 30% before Target:...
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VIDEO: Highlights of the Annual Stroke Conference
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VIDEO: Moderate exercise reduced women’s stroke risk
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Moderate exercise reduces female stroke risk
Major finding: Women who reported more than a half-hour of moderate activity per week in the prior 3 years were 12%-22% less likely to have a...
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VIDEO: Longer period of postpartum thromboembolic risk raises therapeutic questions
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Postpartum thrombosis risk high for 12 weeks
Major finding: The odds of developing a thrombosis remained significantly elevated for 12 weeks postpartum: 11-fold higher during weeks 0-6 and...