People who've had a stroke face a significantly higher risk of serious complications if they have an elective surgery during the nine months following their stroke, according to a new Danish study.

A common cause of stroke is the buildup of gooey, cholesterol-filled plaque inside arteries that nourish the brain. Clearing these blood vessels (the carotid arteries, which run up either side of the ...

Steps for reducing the risk of stroke in patients undergoing heart surgery are detailed in a new American Heart Association Scientific Statement, "Considerations for Reduction of Risk of Perioperative ...

Current clinical guidelines used to determine when patients can safely undergo surgery following a stroke may be too conservative and could be delaying important care for cancer and other “semi-urgent ...

SAN DIEGO—A recent study presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 20th Annual Meeting noted that U.S. rates of endovascular thrombectomy, a lifesaving stroke treatment, ...

A history of stroke was associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and death, particularly if time elapsed between stroke and surgery was less than 9 months, according to ...

Older people who have had strokes or who have vascular disease are at risk of stroke both immediately after cardiac surgery and during the following two years, according to a new study. Postoperative ...

Ann Fulk, 24, has had her fair share of hospital visits for someone her age. She was in a serious car accident in 2022 that shattered her bones, resulted in 10 surgeries and confined her to a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — When it comes to treating a stroke, time is crucial. "Every minute we delay stroke care, you know, hundreds of millions, of billions of brain cells are lost.", Dr. Justin Singer ...

DAVIS -- Chloe Barr was just 18 years old when she suffered a life-changing stroke. In 2023, while at her family home in Davis on spring break during her freshman year at UC Irvine, Barr says she ...