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Aubrey Plaza was temporarily paralyzed and unable to speak during an unexplained stroke at the age of 20

Aubrey Plaza recalled the “wild” moment when, at age 20, a sudden stroke left her briefly paralyzed and unable to speak. “The craziest thing about it – and kind of the coolest thing about it – it happened in the…

Endometriosis leads to increased risk of heart attack and stroke in women

According to a study presented at the 2024 ESC Congress, women with endometriosis have a 20% higher risk of serious heart disease than women without endometriosis. For decades, cardiovascular disease (CVD) was considered a male disease and risk factors…

Psychosocial stress factors in the workplace increase the risk of atrial fibrillation in employees, according to a study

In a recently published study in Journal of the American Heart AssociationResearchers investigated the individual and combined effects of psychosocial workplace stressors, such as effort-reward imbalance (ERI) and occupational strain, on the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF). Study: Psychosocial stressors…

Assessment of radiodensity in the arterial and venous phase does not improve the diagnosis of carotid occlusion

The first CTA was used for the reference diagnosis. However, for participants in whom the diagnosis had changed at the time of the biphasic CTA (eg, progression to occlusion), the biphasic CTA was used. All CTA exams used for the…