The Trafford Heart Stroke Club welcomes new members and offers a range of activities including outings, meals and exercise. They provide social support to people affected by stroke. For more information, please get in touch.
The Heart of Birmingham Stroke Support Group is a Stroke Association voluntary group.
Our mixed group of people meet in a very impressive location, with access to facilities such as a Bistro and a cinema.
A new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine suggests that being diagnosed with shingles could increase the risk of stroke, and heart attack, for some months after diagnosis. The study was co-funded by the Stroke Association.
Clinical Study in the field of stroke, awarded jointly between the Stroke Association and the British Heart Foundation.
A friendly support group that welcomes stroke and heart survivors and their carers from the local and surrounding areas. This group meets once a month for social activities, a chat and a light lunch.
Researchers at King's College London have performed a large scale meta-analysis of previous research into a genetic variant of a protein implicated in stroke.
Disease of the chest portion of the largest artery in the body (the aorta), is known as thoracic aortic disease (TAD). The number of people experiencing TAD is increasing. This study is investigating how to make thoracic endovascular aortic stenting (TEVAR), the preferred method of treating TAD, safer by using extra protection devices.
We are delighted to invite applications for a 2018 Clinical Study in the field of stroke, which will be awarded jointly between the Stroke Association and the British Heart Foundation. Deadline for outline applications is 5pm on Monday 15 January 2018.
A research project to find out if a ‘polypill’ can help reduce the chance that people who have had a stroke will have a heart attack or another stroke.
This study will investigate whether early initiation of direct anticoagulant drugs will be as safe as later initiation in stroke patients with an abnormal heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation). It will also investigate whether early initation could lead to fewer recurrent strokes.