Stroke News

Among patients with CVD living in the U.S., only half reported they received an influenza vaccine in the past year, according to data presented at the virtual American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Apixaban was not superior to standard of care antithrombotic treatment for preventing thrombotic or bleeding events after successful transcatheter aortic valve replacement, regardless of indication for oral anticoagulation.

In the LAAOS III trial, concomitant left atrial appendage occlusion during cardiac surgery for another indication reduced the risk for ischemic stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Sacubitril/valsartan did not significantly reduce the rate of CV death, HF hospitalization or outpatient HF requiring treatment following acute MI compared with ramipril, according to results of the PARADISE-MI trial.

Among patients with atherosclerotic CVD, there was no difference in CV events or major bleeding according to aspirin dose, researchers reported at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

County-level stroke mortality occurring outside a stroke unit correlated primarily with demographics and health care and environmental factors, according to results from a retrospective, cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.

In a rural health system, more than half of patients with atrial fibrillation did not receive treatment consistent with guidance from the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Heart Rhythm Society, data show.

High BMI in adolescence was associated with ischemic stroke risk regardless of diabetes status, according to a study published in Stroke.

The 2021 American College of Cardiology Scientific Session will be held virtually from May 15 through 17 and will feature 25 late-breaking clinical trials, 17 featured clinical research presentations and numerous abstract presentations.

Evaluating bone mineral density can help predict atherosclerotic CVD events in women, according to a study published in Heart.