Stroke News

Social isolation and loneliness are common and underrecognized determinants of CV and brain health, and more research is needed to understand causal pathways and interventions, according to a new scientific statement.

Same-day discharge did not raise risk for readmission in patients with atrial fibrillation who underwent left atrial appendage closure without complications, researchers reported.

Patients with gout are more likely to experience a cardiovascular event following a flare, according to data published in JAMA.

Researchers project a substantial increase in CV risk factors, including a 40% increase in diabetes and a 30% increase in hypertension, along with a parallel rise in CVD by 2060, likely stressing an already burdened health care system.

Researchers have identified lipid cutoffs that may indicate elevated risk for MI and stroke among young adults aged 20 to 39 years without a history of diabetes, according to findings published in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Adults who reported taking frequent daily naps had greater risk for essential hypertension and stroke compared with those who never or rarely nap, researchers reported.

Prediction models for rheumatoid arthritis outcomes, including infection and stroke, demonstrated strong performance and may be viable as a study tool for clinical use, according to data published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.

Data from a global BP screening program show adults with a history of stroke were more than twice as likely to have hypertension, with one-third of those having untreated or inadequately treated BP, researchers reported.

Women with a history of endometriosis had elevated risk for stroke compared with women without a history of endometriosis, with a greater risk for women who underwent hysterectomy or oophorectomy, researchers reported.

Maintaining optimal CV health by following the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 protected people from stroke, even among those at high genetic risk, data from a long-term analysis show.