Brain Ischemia

Non-HDL was strongly linked to long-term risk for atherosclerotic CVD, as shown by a tool for long-term risk assessment, according to a study published in The Lancet.

Mobile stroke units operating in the densely populated area of Manhattan, New York, can reduce the dispatch-to-thrombolysis time by 30 minutes compared with patients transported via conventional ambulance, and patients have a shorter average ride.

PHILADELPHIA — Among patients with signs of atherosclerosis following stroke or transient ischemic attack, those who achieved a target LDL level of less than 70 mg/dL had lower risk for subsequent CV events than patients achieving LDL levels between 90 and 110 mg/dL, according to findings presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Protocol-based general anesthesia was linked to less disability at 3 months compared with procedural sedation among patients with acute ischemic stroke in the anterior circulation who underwent thrombectomy, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA.

In a post hoc analysis of the SAVOR-TIMI 53 trial of patients with diabetes at high risk for CVD, patients taking metformin had lower rates of mortality than those not taking it.

Initiating antihypertensive therapy immediately after acute ischemic stroke reduced recurrent stroke risk in patients with prior hypertension but did not affect other outcomes, researchers reported.

The incidence of ischemic stroke after PCI is low but has risen over the past decade, possibly due to an increase in patients with complex disease being treated with PCI, according to findings published in JACC Cardiovascular Interventions.

Hospitalized patients who developed hyperglycemia after acute ischemic stroke experienced similar outcomes when treated with insulin to an intensive glucose target vs. standard therapy, regardless of type 2 diabetes status, according to findings published in JAMA.