Women and Black patients are more likely to suffer life-changing complications from advanced heart and blood vessel ...

Women face a higher risk of complications after procedures aimed at replacing heart valves or altering the heart’s structure ...

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Like many stroke victims, Jojo also experienced what she described as a “severe migraine”. Her vision equally became impaired - a sign that the stroke was affecting the parts of her brain responsible ...

There is a paucity of evidence on whether gestational diabetes (GDM) is a risk factor for cerebral vascular disease for Black women and lack of data on incident stroke as end point. We conducted a ...

Stroke treatment is complicated. The timing of different types of stroke treatment is crucial to achieving the best outcome. Immediate stroke intervention often focuses on medical stabilization.

The causes of stroke vary by whether you have an ischemic stroke (in which a blood vessel supplying the brain is blocked) or a hemorrhagic stroke (in which a blood vessel supplying the brain bursts).

A stroke occurs when blood flow to part of the brain is interrupted, causing brain cells to die from lack of oxygen. For the Black community, this medical emergency represents a disproportionate ...

Department of Neurology, Division of Neurocritical Care and Stroke Service, Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (D.J.L.).