Cerebrovascular Disease

Adopting the Mediterranean diet after receiving a cancer diagnosis improved survival outcomes, according to observational study results published in JACC: CardioOncology.

Reflecting disparities in cardiovascular care, there were nearly 800,000 excess CV deaths among Black Americans between 2000 and 2022, according to a “report card” published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Kidney disease-related cognitive impairment, such as episodic and verbal declarative memory, may improve after transplantation, researchers found in a longitudinal study.

SAN DIEGO — Guideline-directed use of hydroxyurea may reduce cerebrovascular disease among individuals with sickle cell disease, according to single-center study results.

People who experience adverse pregnancy outcomes develop cerebrovascular disease at younger ages, with the earliest onset and greatest risk seen in those with multiple pregnancies affected by complications, researchers reported.

Exposure to higher amounts of fine particulate matter air pollution may counteract the protective CV effects of active commuting and farming activity in China, researchers reported.

Lower target systolic BP after successful endovascular therapy demonstrated a signal of harm and only a marginal probability of benefit toward infarct volume and disability, a speaker reported.

Use of the Sentinel Cerebral Protection System (Boston Scientific) to reduce risk for periprocedural stroke after TAVR.

In adults who undergo PCI, concomitant extracardiac vascular disease is associated with worse clinical outcomes, including all-cause death, regardless of the organ involved and the number of vascular beds, researchers reported.

BOSTON — In PROTECTED TAVR, the largest-ever randomized trial of transcatheter aortic valve replacement, cerebral embolic protection did not decrease incidence of periprocedural stroke.