Cryptogenic Stroke

Fewer women received cardiology referrals during index hospitalization and poststroke cardiac monitoring compared with men, and women had shorter average hospital stays, a speaker reported.

Apixaban and aspirin offered similar protection against major ischemic and hemorrhagic events among people with cancer history and cryptogenic stroke.

Anticoagulation with apixaban after cryptogenic stroke with evidence of atrial cardiopathy and no atrial fibrillation did not prevent recurrent stroke compared with aspirin, researchers reported.

Boston Scientific announced the FDA clearance and launch of its next-generation insertable cardiac monitor for long-term monitoring of arrhythmias associated with atrial fibrillation, cryptogenic stroke and syncope.

In the time that it takes to read this article, at least one person will experience a stroke. Of the nearly 800,000 people in the United States who experience a stroke this year, one in four will have a second one.

Among patients with cryptogenic stroke, ipsilateral complicated carotid artery plaque detected by MRI was associated with elevated risk for recurrent ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, data show.

Immediate insertion of a cardiac monitor following first cryptogenic stroke was cost-effective in the U.S. compared with delayed implantation after 30-day Holter monitoring, according to a study.

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.

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had low rates of ischemic stroke confirmed by imaging, according to a study published in Stroke.

Closing the patent foramen ovale may be recommended in patients younger than 60 years for secondary stroke prevention, according to a practice advisory update from the American Academy of Neurology published in Neurology.