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Lifestyle and diet affect cardiovascular risk, although there is currently no consensus about the best dietary model for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. The CORDIOPREV study [...]

The Welsh Stroke Conference is one of the biggest multidisciplinary events in Wales and is a significant fixture in the educational calendar for Stroke in the UK. The conference was started in [...]

Systematic electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring improves detection of covert atrial fibrillation in stroke survivors but the effect on secondary prevention is unknown. We aimed to assess the effect [...]

Additional therapy may improve poststroke outcomes. Self-rehabilitation is a useful means to increase rehabilitation time. Mechanized systems are usual means to extend time for motor training. [...]

Previous randomised trials have shown an overwhelming benefit of mechanical thrombectomy for treating patients with stroke caused by large vessel occlusion of the anterior circulation. Whether [...]

The International Stroke Conference is the world’s premier meeting dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease. From forming multiple, life-long collaborations with the best [...]

Professor Gillian Mead, a geriatrition, has been announced as President Elect of the British Association of Stroke Physicians (BASP) for 2020-2021. Professor Mead clinical work has, for many [...]

The Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), Injuries, and Risk Factors Study produces the most comprehensive epidemiological estimates. Results yielded in 2017, indicated that cardiovascular diseases, [...]

UK Stroke Forum is the UK’s largest multidisciplinary conference for stroke care professionals. The 14th edition will take place on the 3-5 December 2019 at The International Centre in [...]

Stroke mortality rates have been declining in almost every country. Reduction in mortality could result from a decline in disease occurrence or a decline in case fatality, or both. A reduction in [...]