… ≥4.5 cups/d of fruits and vegetables, ≥2 servings/wk of fish, and ≥3 servings/d of whole
grains and no more than 36 oz/wk of sugar-sweetened beverages and 1500 mg/d of sodium. …

Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National Institutes
of Health and other government agencies, brings together in a single document the most up-…

Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports on the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

Background and Purpose— The purpose of these guidelines is to provide an up-to-date
comprehensive set of recommendations in a single document for clinicians caring for adult …

… GI malignancy or GI bleed within 21 d Patients with a structural GI malignancy or recent
bleeding event within 21 d of their stroke event should be considered high risk, and IV alteplase …

Background Whether closure of a patent foramen ovale is effective in the prevention of
recurrent ischemic stroke in patients who have had a cryptogenic stroke is unknown. We …

Background Whether closure of a patent foramen ovale reduces the risk of recurrence of
ischemic stroke in patients who have had a cryptogenic ischemic stroke is unknown. Methods In …

Background: Withdrawal of support in patients with severe brain injury invariably leads to
death. Preconceived notions about futility of care in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH…

… §Values >1 imply increased risk of 30-d case fatality in patients with nonprimary position …
Dr Tirschwell’s efforts were supported in part by NINDS grant 1 K23 NS02119-01 and by the …

Objective: To perform a health maintenance organization–based case-control study to
evaluate the association of total and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol with the risk of …