Transient Ischemic Attack

Salt substitute vs. regular salt for prevention of stroke and other adverse outcomes.

Patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack received different levels of care in hospitals, according to results of a quality improvement study conducted in China and published in JAMA Network Open.

In a study of left ventricular assist devices, compared with Medtronic’s HeartWare, Abbott’s HeartMate3 was associated with a lower hazard of major neurological adverse events, researchers reported in Circulation.

Nearly half of Dutch neurologists surveyed reported “sometimes or never” screening for emotional or cognitive problems following transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke, according to research published in BMJ Open.

Among patients with cardiogenic shock, there was no difference between the inotropic agents milrinone and dobutamine in clinical outcomes, according to findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Links between clinical and imaging variables and stroke recurrence in patients with intracranial atherosclerotic disease and recent stroke or transient ischemic attack.

Coordinated care intervention to help stroke and transient ischemic attack survivors from low-income areas meet CV goals.

The Canadian Transient Ischaemic Score was more accurate than the ABCD² and ABCD²I scores in determining patients’ risk for a subsequent stroke within 7 days of having a minor one or a transient ischemic attack, recent data showed.

The prevalence of hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes among Hispanic and Latino adults with prior stroke or transient ischemic attack is high, and control of these risk factors is poor, researchers reported.

Women have an overall lower hazard of stroke or transient ischemic attack compared with men, according to findings published in Stroke.