Recurrent Stroke

Women with early-onset MI had fewer recurrent major CV events during long-term follow-up compared with men, despite sex differences regarding disease burden and preventive treatments, researchers found.

Effectiveness of ticagrelor (Brilinta, AstraZeneca) plus aspirin compared with aspirin alone in acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack.

Ticagrelor plus aspirin lowered the risk for stroke or death within 30 days compared with placebo in patients with acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack who did not undergo IV or endovascular thrombolysis, researchers found.

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.

Between 1999 and 2016, the general prevalence of smoking steadily declined, but in the stroke survivor population, smoking, which may hinder secondary prevention, remained stagnant, according to research presented at the International Stroke Conference.

Healio and Cardiology Today compiled a list of the most-read articles in stroke research published in 2019.