Stroke News

Discrepancies between functional outcome and postendovascular therapy infarct volume correlated with differences in pretreatment factors and post-treatment complications, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

The FDA has granted investigational device exemption approval to Rapid Medical for a trial to expand stroke treatment to distal brain regions, according to a press release.

Women with endometriosis were at greater risk for stroke even after accounting for known risk factors, according to a study presented at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo.

In a recent population-based cohort study, researchers observed an increased risk for cerebral venous sinus thrombosis after administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

Human influence has had an unequivocal impact on Earth’s climate, causing significant changes that threaten people’s security and physical and mental health, according to a landmark report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Xarelto was superior to aspirin for lowering the risk for recurrent stroke or systemic embolism among individuals with left ventricular dysfunction, according to results of a post hoc exploratory analysis of a randomized clinical trial.

Use of a transitions of care clinic may reduce 30-day stroke readmissions, according to findings presented at the American Neurological Association annual meeting.

Although various studies have established the prognostic value of coronary artery calcium scoring for predicting atherosclerotic risk, some current models do not take coronary calcium into account, a speaker reported.

Women were found to be underrepresented in clinical trials looking at stroke when compared to the prevalence of stroke among women in the disease population, according to study results published in Neurology.

For patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion, contact aspiration and stent retriever therapy did not improve the rate of near-total or total reperfusion compared with stent retriever alone, concluded new results.