Stroke News

JJ is a 75-year-old man who presents to the office after his wife made an appointment for him this morning for evaluation of an episode of garbled speech that occurred yesterday.

New guidance on primary prevention of stroke from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association states women with endometriosis and early menopause are at higher risk, requiring a thorough history and tailored management.

CHICAGO — Use of an SGLT2 inhibitor or GLP-1 receptor agonist after stroke may improve mortality and lower subsequent risk for heart attack and another stroke, a speaker reported.

Swedish researchers reported that “extremely low” sugar intake may not be necessary to prevent heart disease, and some treats throughout the week may be acceptable as moderate intake was associated with reduced CV risk.

LOS ANGELES — Individuals with hypertension and stroke who were prescribed angiotensin receptor blockers had a significantly lower risk for post-stroke epilepsy than those prescribed other antihypertension medications, according to new research.

An overall decline in population health has resulted in the U.S. falling behind in life expectancy gains compared with those of other high-income countries, particularly the U.K., findings from two new reports suggested.

The personality traits of patients with type 2 diabetes, particularly diligence, may impact their risk for cardiovascular disease, according to findings published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.

People with type 2 diabetes had twice the number of CVD events vs. matched counterparts, with events starting 3 decades before diagnosis, suggesting their elevated CVD risk may be attributable to factors tied to diabetes development.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Alexander S. Fein, MD, of Doheny Eye Institute and Stein Eye Institute at UCLA, discusses managing patients with transient monocular vision loss.