All Articles tagged stroke

• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  January 10, 2024 EDT
  Progress in Stroke Prevention and the North Carolina Stroke System of Care
  Anna Bess Brown

  The Stroke Advisory Council and its partners created the NC Stroke System of Care, an online repository of strategies and resources, to prevent rising rates of stroke in our state.

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• Policy Forum: Columns
  January 09, 2024 EDT
  BELIEVE - Stroke Recovery Foundation: Stroke Recovery with Purpose
  Michael Erwin

  My new beginning started when we established BELIEVE - Stroke Recovery Foundation in September 2019, two years after my stroke.

• Policy Forum: Introduction
  January 09, 2024 EDT
  Introduction: No More Missed Opportunities
  Peter Morris

  This issue of the journal persuades us to cry “no more missed opportunities” when it comes to cancer, stroke, and heart disease in North Carolina and beyond.

• Policy Forum: Issue Brief
  January 09, 2024 EDT
  The Persistent Three: Combating Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke in North Carolina
  Melanie PhelpsGoldie Smith ByrdRuben Mesa

  Significant advances in science and medicine have not been adequate to dethrone heart disease, cancer, and stroke from their positions as three of the top killers of North Carolinians.

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• Original Research
  January 01, 2005 EDT
  Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Are We Following the Guidelines?
  Benjamin E. PusserSandy L. RobertsonMark D. RobinsonCole BartonL. Allen Dobson

  Warfarin therapy substantially reduces stroke in atrial fibrillation (AF), yet medical literature reports it is only prescribed in 15-60% of eligible patients.

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