Essential Medical received an investigational device exemption (IDE) approval from the FDA on Aug. 1 to begin a trial for its X-Seal 6F vascular closure device.

The company…

People in low-income countries are seeing rates of high blood pressure increase faster than higher-income countries, even while their levels of hypertension awareness and treatment actually declined.

The findings are according to a…

Viva Physicians, a non-profit organization devoted to vascular interventions and medicine, announced the late-breaking clinical trials for its annual conference. The meeting will take place from September 18 to 22 in Las Vegas at the Wynn resort…

In December 2003, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association worked with the Joint Commission to established a primary stroke center certification program. Since then, more than 1,000 acute care hospitals have received the…

Though fidgeting has long been deemed a bad habit, a new study is challenging that notion.

Researchers from the University of Missouri have found that fidgeting while sitting can actually boost one’s cardiovascular health. It can protect…

On top of several other associated risk factors, poor sleep could mean an increased risk of stroke, according to a new study review published in…

Medicare beneficiaries who were referred to a primary stroke center after suffering a stroke had statistically significant lower seven-day and 30-day case fatality rates compared with those who were treated at local centers, according to a…

Patients who had a stroke had a three-fold increased risk of recurrent stroke and a nearly two-fold increased risk of dementia within one year of their stroke compared with patients who never had a stroke, according to a population-based study.…

The FDA approved the Celt ACD vascular closure device on July 21.

The device, which…

A matched cohort study of older adults who received a vitamin K antagonist found that the risk of bleeding did not significantly increase as patients entered their 80s and only mildly increased they entered their 90s.

However, the risk of…

Strokes are one of the leading causes of death globally, but it turns out a vast majority of them could be prevented, according to findings published July 15 in the British …

A new study found atrial fibrillation has been associated with smaller brains and smaller frontal lobes.

The Framingham Heart study conducted by researchers at Boston University, published July 11 in the journal Heart Rhythm,…

Nearly 40 percent of atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with an intermediate to high risk of stroke are not receiving optimal treatment, according to a June 20 study…

A new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore may have found a link between a blood protein and pulmonary arterial hypertension and how patients could be tested for it.

The study, published June 2 in the American…

Adults between the ages of 45 and 50 with higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are less likely to have a stroke after 65, according to …

Patients between the ages of 55 and 64 could face faster cognitive decline over five years if their blood pressure measurements vary significantly from visit to visit than if it stays stable between measurements.

The findings, from…

Under new stroke guidelines, major medical societies agree that sending patients to rehabilitation programs is crucial to post-stroke care.

The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association…

A small group of patients with stable, chronic stroke who had stem cells injected in their brains had a significant improvement in neurological function in the 12 months after treatment, according to an open-label, single-arm study.

Lead…

Endologix, Inc. announced on May 26 that its Nellix endovascular aneurysm sealing system had met the primary safety and efficacy endpoints in the EVAS FORWARD-IDE study.

The Nellix system is intended for the endovascular repair of…

From 2000 to 2010, age-adjusted hospitalization rates for acute ischemic stroke decreased by 18.4 percent. The rates declined by 3.89 percent per year from 2000 to 2005 and increased by 0.03 percent per year from 2006 to 2010.

However, the…

With healthcare costs soaring, hospitals and insurers are searching for ways to reduce expenses while maintaining quality. It’s a tricky, difficult proposition.

Popular areas to pare down are postacute care and rehabilitation. However,…