Novel Factor XIa Inhibitors Show Promise for Bleeding Risk Preventing ischemic events is a less clear benefit Aug 29, 2022
Xarelto Risky in Rheumatic Heart Disease Ischemic event prevention didn't pan out in INVICTUS trial Aug 28, 2022
Early Data Mixed for Home-Based Brain Stimulation After Stroke Certain subgroups may see more cognitive benefit Aug 18, 2022
Patients With Head/Neck Cancer See Lower Stroke Risk With Initial Surgery Enough reason to prefer the scalpel to definitive radiotherapy? Aug 12, 2022
Stenting Hits Another Wall in Intracranial Stenosis Stroke Trial disappoints, but another hints at benefit for tirofiban in this stroke population Aug 09, 2022
Heart Disease Will Surge Over the Coming Decades Worsening racial disparities are also projected Aug 01, 2022
Does Additional MRI Help CT-Diagnosed Stroke Patients? Investigators acknowledge MRI's value in various circumstances Jul 21, 2022
Certified Stroke Care Access May Be Reduced for Black Americans Higher likelihood of a stroke center nearby, but less likelihood of receiving care there Jun 27, 2022
Flash of Greater Stroke Risk at Initiation of Oral Contraceptives Risk with hormone replacement therapy lingers in the long run, though Jun 24, 2022
Can Longstanding BP Meds Protect Against Brain Aneurysm Ruptures? RAAS inhibitors could be therapy of choice for those with hypertension and intracranial aneurysms Jun 06, 2022
Brief Afib Not One and Done After Pneumonia Research suggests vigilance after infection is resolved May 26, 2022
Particulate Matter Size Tied to Stroke Mortality Association stronger among individuals with ischemic strokes May 25, 2022
PFO Closure Guidelines Address Older Adults, Trial-Excluded Groups Document acknowledges skimpy evidence May 19, 2022
What Golden Hour for Stroke? Introducing the 'Platinum Half-Hour' Higher stakes for a neuroprotectant to be found someday May 13, 2022
Flu Vaccine Didn't Stop Vascular Events in Heart Failure Patients But study in lower income countries sees hint of benefit during peak disease season Apr 04, 2022
More Clues Emerge for Brain Bleed Prognosis Large study identifies some novel risk factors for mortality, disability Mar 15, 2022
Salt in Fizzy Tablets Linked to Heart, Death Risk Warning signals seen for fast-acting acetaminophen and other drugs Feb 24, 2022
Non-Validated BP Monitors Are a Global Problem Thousands of device models don't meet international standards Feb 15, 2022
Certification Status Makes a Difference for Stroke Centers Lower-level hospitals performing a "surprising" number of thrombectomies Feb 12, 2022
Stroke Clot Composition Linked to Functional Outcomes, Death Study hints at personalized treatment potential Feb 11, 2022
Lytic Post-Thrombectomy Improved Stroke Outcomes But a number of problems with clinical trial may require a redo Feb 10, 2022
Can Tenecteplase Help Late-Presenting Strokes? Early phase data from China suggestive of benefit Feb 10, 2022
Tirofiban: A Questionable Addition to Stroke Thrombectomy Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor does show promise for one subgroup in randomized trial Feb 09, 2022
Intensive Dental Care on Shaky Footing for Cardiovascular Prevention Stroke survivors fared similarly with regular treatment for gum disease Feb 09, 2022
Emergent Stroke Care Within Reach for Nearly All in U.S. Next question is staffing at those centers Feb 09, 2022
Thrombectomy Helps Large Core Strokes Randomized trial shows "surprising" magnitude of benefit on par with that in smaller infarcts Feb 09, 2022
Post-Stroke Epilepsy Treatment May Influence Mortality All-cause death lowest in people taking lamotrigine Dec 13, 2021
Two Anticoagulants -- When Used Correctly -- Similarly Protective Against Dementia GIRAF trial tested warfarin versus dabigatran in older Afib patients Nov 14, 2021
Is LAA Closure With Amulet Less Leaky? Two studies, IDE and SWISS-APERO, come to disparate conclusions Nov 07, 2021
LAA Closure Holds Up Against NOACs Longer-term follow-up from the PRAGUE-17 trial reassures Nov 05, 2021
Gender Differences Seen With CV Prevention in Diabetes Clues from post-hoc analysis of the REWIND trial Oct 01, 2021
More Evidence for Taking Blood Pressure Meds Before Bed? Circadian BP patterns linked to long-term survival in people with diabetes Sep 29, 2021
Proxy Measure of Insulin Resistance Predictive of Stroke Study found relationship between estimated glucose disposal rate and first-time stroke Sep 29, 2021
With HVAD Out, Innovation Key to Mechanical Circulatory Support A debate on where LVAD innovation stands Sep 14, 2021
Some Reassurance on Cognition in People With Older LVADs Will newer devices look even better for neurological outcomes? Sep 08, 2021
Continuous Monitoring With Implantable Loop Recorder Finds More Afib But preventing strokes? That's a different story. Aug 30, 2021
LAA Occluder Opens Doors to Patients Who Can't Tolerate Blood Thinners Even Briefly The Amulet IDE trial that led to Amplatzer Amulet's FDA approval Aug 30, 2021
Can Image-Guided Fibrosis Ablation Help in Persistent Afib? Targeting fibrosis in afib with minimal fibrotic disease may improve outcomes, says researcher Aug 30, 2021
Stenting or Surgery for Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis? No differences in outcomes seen between groups Aug 30, 2021
