A study led by Michigan Medicine narrows in on the cumulative effects of years of high systolic blood pressure — the top number on the blood pressure reading and how hard the heart pumps blood to the arteries — finding that a higher average reading during adulthood is linked with a greater risk for the two most common types of stroke.

Two University of Michigan researchers have received the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for their work on stroke health disparities in Mexican Americans. The $5 million in funding allows the Texas-based research project to reach a 32-year milestone and expand to 35-to-44-year-olds whose incidence of stroke is increasing.

A patient who has received two heart transplants years apart shares his story and the importance of advocating for organ donation.

Washington University School of Medicine and Michigan Medicine researchers found that fewer than half of people who have experienced a heart attack or stroke use aspirin to prevent a second one.

Post-traumatic stress worse among Mexican American caregivers compared to white caregivers.

The device would be the first clinical-grade, diagnostic wrist-worn device for long term Afib monitoring. Visit Health Lab to read the full story.

Postoperative atrial fibrillation, commonly known as Afib, has traditionally been viewed as benign and limited. But a study led by researchers at the University of Michigan Health Frankel Cardiovascular Center finds that postoperative atrial fibrillation increases the risk of strokes and permanent Afib — and is linked to worse long term survival — after heart valve surgery.

National study examined health care perceptions of approximately 3,500 women, including those with and without a history of stroke

Moyamoya disease is a rare condition that can cause blockage of the blood vessels in the brain and increase the risk of stroke. Learn more about this chronic disease from U-M Health’s neurologist and neurosurgeon as they explain more about how it is diagnosed and treated.

Using stroke as a measure of quality after TAVR could put stroke centers at a disadvantage, the study suggests

Doctors say the results would have been catastrophic had the then 4-year-old received heart surgery elsewhere.

A life-threatening stroke, followed by quick medical attention, led to Jack Jenkins’ remarkable recovery.

The signs of a TIA to watch for and how to handle the urgent situation.

Stroke onset while asleep does not seem to be the direct link between sleep apnea and stroke.

Researchers continue to hone in on how best to prevent blood clots, which cause strokes and heart attacks, without unintended side effects.