There are other causes of leg weakness around the time of surgery. If they gave you spinal anesthesia, it’s possible that the ...

Researchers have found in a new study that adding Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) during cardiac surgery in patients ...

People who've had a stroke face a significantly higher risk of serious complications if they have an elective surgery during the nine months following their stroke, according to a new Danish study.

A common cause of stroke is the buildup of gooey, cholesterol-filled plaque inside arteries that nourish the brain. Clearing these blood vessels (the carotid arteries, which run up either side of the ...

Intraoperative hypotension and disseminated cancer are independent predictors of postoperative stroke in patients receiving cancer surgery.

Current clinical guidelines used to determine when patients can safely undergo surgery following a stroke may be too conservative and could be delaying important care for cancer and other “semi-urgent ...

In 2021, I drove to the hospital with chest and back pain. I was told that I needed an emergency surgery to remove my ...

Exclusive: Lack of consultants in UK health service means patients do not get drugs or surgery in time, say senior medics ...

An analysis of data on more than 45,000 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery at an academic medical center over the past 30 years finds that the occurrence of stroke ...

A history of stroke was associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and death, particularly if time elapsed between stroke and surgery was less than 9 months, according to ...

A grandmother who "looked like a monster" after suffering a stroke has smiled for the first time in years thanks to pioneering surgery to move the nerves in her face. Jarmila Hawes, 56, was told she ...