Stroke News

Acute stroke trials underenrolled women, and trials with an upper age threshold of 80 years further limited enrollment, according to findings from a database search of more than 100 trials published in JAMA Neurology.

Among patients with cancer who experienced a stroke, reperfusion therapy conferred similar short-term outcomes as in patients with stroke and nonactive cancer or no history of cancer, researchers reported.

Three triage options for patients receiving endovascular treatment for stroke conferred similarly good clinical outcomes, researchers reported.

Intracerebral hemorrhage correlated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction, according to results from an analysis of four population-based, U.S. cohort studies that was published in JAMA Neurology.

Delays in care after acute ischemic stroke correlated with loss of healthy life-years among patients treated with endovascular thrombectomy, especially in the post-arrival period, according to findings published in JAMA Neurology.

Neighborhood socioeconomic status significantly influenced recovery outcomes following a stroke, particularly a moderate to severe stroke, according to a population-based surveillance study published in Neurology.

Hormonal therapies for the treatment of breast and prostate cancers may improve survival among patients with cancer, but also may confer poor CV outcomes among survivors.

Women with a history of preeclampsia had a greater risk for stroke later in life, according to a secondary analysis of data from the Framingham Heart Study.

Americans belonging to racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic minority groups experienced a higher burden of stroke, according to results from the All of Us Research Program presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.

Increased physical activity was significantly associated with reduced likelihood of adverse heart events and mortality, according to findings presented at the European Society of Cardiology preventive cardiology meeting.