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Survey highlights challenges in Asian American stroke patients
LOS ANGELES – Asian Americans tend to suffer more severe ischemic strokes, receive less tPA, and experience more tPA complications.
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On-label stent use looks safe in intracranial atherosclerotic disease
LOS ANGELES – The postmarketing WEAVE study suggests on-label use is key to an acceptable safety profile.
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Aspirin blunts early stroke risk from preeclampsia
Aspirin use dampened the rise in early-onset strokes seen after preeclampsia.
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Ambulatory BP monitoring shows hypertension prevalence 1 year after preeclampsia
Office blood pressure equipment isn’t sensitive enough.
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STEMI success stagnating
SNOWMASS, COLO. – “We have to recognize the fact that our success has somewhat plateaued.”
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Imaging methods for stroke thrombectomy eligibility yield similar results
Stroke patients who were treated with thrombectomy at 6-24 hours fared equally well whether CT or MR imaging was used to assess their infarct.
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The shrinking role of surgical aortic valve replacement
SNOWMASS, COLO. – How small a slice of the pie will remain for surgeons in the near future?
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Embracing Life’s Simple 7 slashes PAD risk
Optimal adherence to AHA cardiovascular health program reduced PAD risk by 86%.
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VIDEO: Rivaroxaban plus aspirin halves ischemic strokes
In patients with stable atherosclerotic vascular disease, treatment with low-dose rivaroxaban plus aspirin halved the incidence of ischemic...
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VIDEO: Retinal infarctions get missed as stroke harbingers
LOS ANGELES – Review of more than 5,000 Medicare beneficiaries with retinal infarction showed most don’t receive follow-up stroke assessment.
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MedPAC mulls boost to payments for E&M visits
WASHINGTON – The commissioners debated whether the pay boost would make a difference.