• Stroke Rehabilitation The best way to get better after a stroke is to start stroke rehabilitation (rehab). The goal of stroke rehab is to help you recover, prevent problems, and help you get back as much independence as possible by improving how you move, think, and feel.
  • Stroke Recovery: Coping With Eating Problems Actionset Some people have trouble swallowing, called dysphagia, after a stroke. You may not be able to feel food on one or both sides of your mouth. You may also have problems chewing or producing enough saliva. Or you may have other conditions that make...
  • Stroke Prevention: Should I Have a Carotid Artery Procedure? Decision Point Guides through the decision to have a carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting to prevent stroke if you have not already had a stroke or TIA. Lists pros and cons. Explains risks. Looks at other treatments. Has interactive tool to help you decide.
  • Statins: Should I Take Them to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke? Decision Point Guides people not already diagnosed with coronary artery disease through decision to take statin medicine to lower risk of heart attack or stroke. Covers cholesterol and other risk factors. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
  • Stroke: How to Prevent Another One After a stroke, people feel lots of different emotions. Some people are worried that they could have another stroke. Or they may feel overwhelmed by how much there is to learn and do. Some people feel sad or depressed. No matter what emotions you...
  • Stroke: What's Your Risk? Learn about some of the risk factors for stroke and find out how to help reduce stroke risk.
  • Thrombolytics for Heart Attack and Stroke Thrombolytics are medicines that rapidly dissolve a blood clot. They are used when a blood clot causes an emergency, such as a heart attack or stroke. These clot-busting medicines help blood to flow normally again. Thrombolytics are used as soon as...
  • Diabetes: Lower Your Risk for Heart Attack and Stroke For some people, diabetes can cause problems that increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke. Many things can lead to a heart attack or stroke. These include high blood sugar, insulin resistance, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. Lifestyle and genetics may also play a part. But here's the good news: The...
  • Heart Attack and Stroke: Lowering a Woman's Risk See how three women made heart-healthy lifestyle changes to help lower their risk for heart attack and stroke.
  • Preventing a Heart Attack or Stroke: How Aspirin May Help See why your doctor may prescribe aspirin to help prevent a heart attack or stroke.

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