Stroke News

Younger adults born early preterm experienced up to a 42% greater risk for stroke compared with those born full term, an association not entirely explained by genetic or environmental factors, according to data published in Stroke.

Tai chi may have the potential to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, as well as improve sleep, for stroke survivors, according to a small feasibility study presented at EuroHeartCare.

Repeated attempts to retrieve a clot in patients with acute stroke increased both the rate of emboli to new territory and infarct growth volume, with an impact on functional outcomes even when recanalization was successful.

Penumbra announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its reperfusion catheter system designed to help clinicians navigate complex distal vessel anatomy in large vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke.

The FDA granted a new indication to a cryoballoon ablation catheter that allows it to be used as a first-line treatment for atrial fibrillation, before antiarrhythmic drugs.

Compared with a cohort free of kidney disease, patients with primary nephrotic syndrome were nearly 20-times more likely to develop kidney failure within 4.5 years of follow-up, research showed.

In a meta-analysis, researchers observed that severe direct oral anticoagulant-related bleeding death was relatively frequent, despite treatment with reversal agents, and that achieving hemostasis greatly improved survival.

Fewer than half of patients who underwent left atrial appendage occlusion during open-heart surgery had follow-up imaging to determine whether anticoagulation was still needed, researchers reported.

Nearly one-third of nursing home residents with atrial fibrillation and advanced dementia stayed on anticoagulation in the last 6 months of life, according to a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Young adults with poor CV health who improved their risk factors lowered their future risk for CV events, although not as much as those who always had ideal CV health, according to a research letter published in Circulation.