Nationwide, fewer than half of stroke patients discharged from the hospital received a prescription for cholesterol-lowering medications called statins, and the likelihood of a prescription varied by patients’ geographic location, sex, age and race, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke… Continue reading Fewer than Half Of Stroke Patients Are Prescribed Recommended Cholesterol-Lowering Medication
Tag: transient ischemic attack
Stroke: What You Need to Know
A stroke could cause anyone lasting physical and mental problems, or even death, and older people are at higher risk. You can take steps to lower your chance of having a stroke. Knowing the symptoms of a stroke and acting quickly could mean the difference between life and disability or death. Here, from the experts… Continue reading Stroke: What You Need to Know