Stroke News

In a study of left ventricular assist devices, compared with Medtronic’s HeartWare, Abbott’s HeartMate3 was associated with a lower hazard of major neurological adverse events, researchers reported in Circulation.

The modified pediatric Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score correlated with stroke severity, hemorrhagic transformation and 1-year outcomes among children with supratentorial ischemic stroke, according to findings published in Neurology.

Women in northern Europe who lost height during middle age faced a greater risk of early death, primarily due to heart disease or stroke, according to an observational study published in BMJ Open.

Elevated concentrations of serum oxalate were associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular mortality, most notably from sudden cardiac death, according to a post-hoc analysis of the German Diabetes Dialysis Study.

Greater use of opioid alternatives for the treatment of pain in patients with CVD and expanded public training in the recognition and treatment of overdose may stem the contemporary rise in opioid-related deaths, a committee wrote.

Among adults younger than 60 years with low physical activity, those who had at least 8 hours per day of sedentary leisure time had elevated risk for stroke, according to findings published in Stroke.

When emergent large vessel occlusions cause strokes, women are less likely than men to receive timely care, according to a study presented at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s Annual Meeting.

In patients aged 50 years and older, silent brain infarction and white matter disease were common and correlated with significant increases in risk for subsequent symptomatic stroke, according to a study published in Neurology.

Atrial fibrillation accounts for 454,000 hospitalizations and 158,000 deaths annually, according to the CDC. Many with AF have symptoms, but many do not, leading to the question of whether screening in asymptomatic individuals is needed.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicare beneficiaries presented less frequently to hospitals for acute MI and stroke compared with 2018 and 2019, according to new research published in JAMA Cardiology.