Stroke News

Abbott announced that the FDA has approved its patent foramen ovale occlusion system for patients with a PFO and prior stroke at risk for recurrent ischemic stroke.

Patients with stroke may benefit from more intensive motor rehabilitation at 60 to 90 days after stroke onset, according to results of a phase 2 clinical trial published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In a population-based cohort study, patients with diabetes taking an SGLT2 inhibitor had lower risk for hospitalization for HF compared with those taking a GLP-1 receptor agonist, researchers reported.

High maximum systolic BP in the immediate hours following endovascular therapy for ischemic stroke is associated with poor functional outcome and increased risk for symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage, according to data published in Stroke.

A continuous risk prediction score predicted high risk for new-onset HF in patients after ED atrial fibrillation visit, regardless of economic status, according to new data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Both exogenous hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism are associated with increased odds for incident stroke, with risk increasing over time, according to findings published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Annual strokes and related deaths increased significantly between 1990 and 2019, despite significant reductions in age-standardized rates, according to a systematic analysis published in The Lancet Neurology.

In a cohort of Japanese men and women, higher peanut consumption decreased risk for total and ischemic stroke, as well as CVD, but not ischemic heart disease, according to results of the Japan Public Health Center study.

Women with migraine headaches should receive targeted atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease prevention, including attention to safer contraception and safe menopausal hormone therapy, beginning in young adulthood, according to a speaker.

Lowering BP through medication reduced risk for CV events across almost all age groups, suggesting age-related BP thresholds should be removed from guidelines, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.