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Ischemic Stroke
Ischemic Stroke
Ischemic Stroke
Ischemic Stroke

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Ischemic Stroke Defined

Most common type of stroke, usually when plaque buildup or blood clots block or severely narrow a blood vessel; results in critically reduced blood flow and death of brain cells.

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Is There Hope For The Prevention Of Dementia?

Published September 3, 2008, 9:21 pm, Science Daily

Scientists reviewed the latest findings about the effect of antihypertensive treatment on cognitive function and dementia at a recent conference. As a risk factor for stroke, ischemic brain lesions and silent brain infarcts, general atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction and cardiovascular morbidity, hypertension may also be a risk factor for dementia related to cerebrovascular disease.

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EARLY RELEASE: Aspirin and Extended-Release Dipyridamole versus Clopidogrel for Recurrent Stroke

Published September 3, 2008, 2:30 pm, New England Journal of Medicine

Background Recurrent stroke is a frequent, disabling event after ischemic stroke. This study compared the efficacy and safety of two antiplatelet regimens -- aspirin plus extended-release dipyridamole (ASA-ERDP) versus clopidogrel. ...

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Antihypertensive Treatment On Cognitive Functions In Alzheimer's Disease

Published September 3, 2008, 5:09 am, Medical News Today

Treatment of hypertension has proven to reduce cardiovascular risk substantially, but a large proportion of people with hypertension in the general population are not even diagnosed or treated.

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Volcano's VH(R) IVUS Technology Used In Imaging Study Of GlaxoSmithKline's Novel Investigational Compound, Darapladib

Published September 3, 2008, 3:10 am, Medical News Today

Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC) [ESC Booth # A2-D403], a leading manufacturer of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and functional measurement (FM) technology, announced the use of its VH(R) IVUS (Virtual Histology IVUS) in GlaxoSmithKline's IBIS-2 trial (Integrated Biomarker and Imaging Study).

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Volcano's VH(R) IVUS Technology Used in Imaging Study of GlaxoSmithKline's Novel Investigational Compound, Darapladib

Published September 2, 2008, 3:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Volcano Corporation [ESC Booth # A2-D403 ], a leading manufacturer of intravascular ultrasound and functional measurement technology, announced today the use of its VH® IVUS in GlaxoSmithKline's IBIS-2 trial .

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Trial Shows Micardis(R) (telmisartan) Reduces The Risk Of Cardiovascular Death, Heart Attack And Stroke In ...

Published September 1, 2008, 6:09 am, Medical News Today

The results of the TRANSCEND® trial demonstrate that Micardis® 80mg (telmisartan) reduces the risk of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction/heart attack and stroke in high-risk cardiovascular patients by 13% compared with those patients already receiving best standard of care (p=0.

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First Landmark ARB Trial Against Placebo Shows MICARDIS(R) (Telmisartan) Reduces the Risk of Cardiovascular Death, ...

Published August 31, 2008, 8:04 pm, Thaipr.net

- TRANSCEND(R), Parallel Trial to ONTARGET(R), Confirms Long-Term Protective Benefits and Excellent Tolerability Profile of Telmisartan 80mg(1) on Top of Current Best Standard of Care The r

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