Guest Post from Kenneth Stein, MD, FACC, FHRS Chief Medical Officer Rhythm Management Division at Boston Scientific Corporation, a global medical technology company which manufactures the Watchman LAAC Device. Atrial…
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Guest post from Kristopher T. Kimmell, MD Neurosurgical Resident, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY May is National Stroke Awareness Month. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and…
Guest Post from Clemens M. Schirmer, MD, PhD, FAANS, FAHA AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section Wilkes Barre, PA Acute ischemic stroke due to a blockage of a larger vessel in the brain…
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and is the number one cause of disability in the United States, and a significant public health problem worldwide. According to the…
Guest post from Kristopher T. Kimmell Neurosurgical Resident, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY Babak S. Jahromi, MD PhD, though a neurosurgeon, used his skill and expertise to save…
Guest Post by John Ratliff, MD, FAANS, FACS Co-Director, Division of Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Department of Neurosurgery Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, CA The American Association of Neurological…
Today’s post originally appeared on the AdvaMed’s Life Changing Innovation website. The post addresses the all-important topic of the how neurosurgeons play a pivotal role in the treatment of stroke….
Guest Post from Wanda Moebius, senior vice president, public affairs AdvaMed Washington, D.C. Between 1980 and 2010, medical technology helped add five years to U.S. life expectancy and reduce deaths…
Nearly 800,000 Americans a year suffer a stroke, a catastrophic event that does not discriminate based on title or position. And though the vast majority of stroke victims survive, recovery…
A couple of weeks ago, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill: “The BRAIN (Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative: What…