Stroke News

Daily coffee consumption may improve cardiac function and up to three cups per day was associated with lower risk for CV and all-cause death and stroke, according to data presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

The risk for mortality after an ischemic stroke increased with longer follow-up time and younger age for adults with diabetes, according to findings published in the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications.

Neighborhood material deprivation is linked to increased medical costs and poor clinical outcomes after stroke in a publicly funded universal health care system, according to a population-based, retrospective study published in Neurology.

The new European Society of Cardiology guideline on CVD prevention in clinical practice offers a stepwise approach to managing CVD risk in various populations,

Intensive treatment to a systolic BP target of 110 mm Hg to less than 130 mm Hg was associated with a 26% reduced risk for CV events in older adults with hypertension compared with standard BP management.

Switching from regular salt to a salt substitute reduced the risk for stroke, major CV events and death in a large trial of adults in rural China with a history of stroke or high risk for stroke.

Continuous implantable loop recorder monitoring resulted in a threefold increase in atrial fibrillation detection and subsequent anticoagulation initiation, but failed to reduce risk for stroke or systemic embolism in high-risk patients.

In patients with asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis requiring intervention, there was no difference in 5-year stroke risk between those assigned carotid artery stenting and those assigned carotid endarterectomy.

The FDA approved the Vivistim System, a drug-free rehabilitation system using vagus nerve stimulation for treating moderate and severe upper extremity mobility loss caused by chronic ischemic stroke.

In high-risk patients with a prior MI and cardiac autonomic dysfunction, use of an implantable cardiac monitor increased the detection rate of serious arrhythmic events compared with conventional follow-up.