Stroke News

A single-center study suggests prior stroke and initial experience are independent risk factors for stroke within 30 days of transcatheter aortic valve replacement; however, no other factors emerged as predictors, researchers reported.

Strokes were reported to be a rare adverse event following the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study in Neurology.

Registry data from Finland show a rapid increase of recurrent CV events and deaths within the first 6 months of an index CV event, underscoring the need for comprehensive secondary prevention, researchers reported.

Echocardiographic measures of lower left atrial function were significantly associated with an increased risk of subsequent dementia, experts reported in JAMA.

Both 15 mg and 30 mg pioglitazone doses have similar efficacy as 45 mg for preventing new-onset diabetes, stroke and myocardial infarction but with lower risk for adverse events, according to study findings.

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) or warfarin in patients with central venous thrombosis.

New cancer diagnosis appeared associated with increased risk for cardiovascular death, as well as incident heart failure, stroke or pulmonary embolism, according to a retrospective cohort study published in JACC: CardioOncology.

Losing an hour of sleep and “springing forward” for daylight saving time may negatively impact CV and brain health, according to a press release from the American Heart Association.

A lipid profiling blood test may predict the risk for type 2 diabetes and CVD years in advance, according to findings published in PLOS Biology.

A next-generation left atrial appendage closure device conferred low rates of adverse events and peri-device leak in a real-world cohort at 45 days, according to results of the SURPASS study.