Stroke News

Lung evaluation by CT angiography is accurate for fast and early detection for COVID-19 infection in patients with acute ischemic stroke, researchers reported.

Data presented at ASN Kidney Week showed the mineralocorticoid receptor inhibitor antagonist finerenone was effective in reducing cardiac risk and slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease in patients with diabetes.

Any migraine, as well as migraine with aura, demonstrated a strong association with cryptogenic ischemic stroke among adults aged 18 to 49 years, according to the results of a prospective, multicenter case-control study.

Over 2 decades, various research and analyses have indicated that although residual LDL and inflammation are both associated with CV risk, they should be targeted individually for optimal outcomes in secondary prevention, a speaker said.

Several reproductive factors, including preeclampsia, preterm birth and early menopause, may increase risk for CVD in women, researchers found.

An analysis of more than 470,000 patients from the UK Biobank cohort study demonstrated that, while several risk factors strongly correlated with stroke risk in women compared with men, the rate of stroke remained higher among men.

Compared with heparin, bivalirudin reduced the risk for 30-day mortality, serious bleeding and net adverse clinical events in patients with STEMI undergoing PCI despite increased rates of stent thrombosis and MI, researchers found.

In transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis, there were similar 1-year event rates between a self-expanding valve and a balloon-expanding valve except for stroke, which was higher with the balloon-expanding valve.

Dual antiplatelet therapy for 1 month or 3 months was noninferior to a 12-month duration with regard to all-cause mortality and MI in patients with high bleeding risk undergoing PCI, researchers found.

In the REFLECT II study, a cerebral embolic protection device for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement beat safety performance goals, but it was not more effective than standard care.