Stroke News

Testosterone use increases risks for cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease and stroke among cisgender women, but not among transgender adults, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

The long-term stroke risk for Black women rose by an estimated 66% if they had history with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, possibly contributing to their overall higher incidence of stroke compared with other racial groups, data show.

Statin use for primary prevention was associated with reduced risk for all-cause and CV death among patients with hypertension and no other CVD or diabetes vs. matched controls not on statin therapy, researchers reported.

Adults with non-STEMI who went directly to a Netherlands intervention center had shorter hospital stays, less time to revascularization and lower costs compared with those who initially presented at a general center, researchers reported.

Researchers reported a novel risk model for predicting stroke risk in patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction without atrial fibrillation demonstrated “good” discrimination in an analysis of two large, pooled cohorts.

Chronic hepatitis B virus infection was significantly associated with an increased risk for intracerebral hemorrhage but not other types of stroke in Chinese adults, according to data presented at the EASL Congress.

In patients with minor nondisabling acute ischemic stroke, treatment with dual antiplatelet therapy was noninferior to treatment with IV alteplase, according to the results of the ARAMIS trial.

In adults with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea, bariatric surgery was associated with reduced risk for major adverse CV events compared with no surgery, researchers reported.

Interatrial block was associated with elevated risk for stroke and other poor outcomes in patients with no history of atrial fibrillation, according to a retrospective study.

Despite no history of CVD and normal BMI, maintaining a healthy lifestyle involving diet, low alcohol intake, no smoking and physical activity may be important for postmenopausal women in preventing a first CVD event, researchers reported.