Laura Williamson American Heart Association News Flossing regularly may lower the risk of some strokes as well as a type of irregular heart rhythm that can increase stroke risk, new research suggests.

Dental flossing is associated with a lower risk for ischemic and cardioembolic stroke and atrial fibrillation.

Overall, 434 individuals were identified as having strokes during the follow-up period: 146 thrombotic, 102 cardioembolic, and 95 lacunar subtypes. Dental flossing was associated with a significantly ...

Outcomes were compared across index subtypes (infarction: thrombotic, cardioembolic, and lacunar strokes) using Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazards regression, adjusting hazards ratio ...

Background: Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is an autosomal dominant inherited arterial disease, with lacunar infarction resulting ...

Medically reviewed by Brian M. Snelling, MD Certain types of strokes can damage the corona radiata. This bundle of nerve fibers in the brain carries information between cells in the outermost layer of ...

Given the increased risk of subsequent stroke in patients with incidental lacunar infarcts, it could be argued that antiplatelet therapy should be initiated for prevention. However, evidence from ...

Measurements: Baseline protocol included: neuropsychological battery, motor assessment [Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), and walking speed], and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) used ...

Long-term dual antiplatelet therapy has not been rigorously assessed in patients with specific ischemic stroke subtypes other than that associated with atrial fibrillation (JW Neurol Aug 11 2009).