Stroke
From the Journals
Premature death from heart disease hits Asian subgroups hard
Asian Indian, Filipino, and Vietnamese populations showed the highest mortality from heart disease among Asian subgroups.
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Andexanet alfa effectively reverses factor Xa inhibition
HONOLULU – The drug establishes good or excellent hemostasis in 82% of patients with acute major bleeding associated...
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Endarterectomy and stenting have similar efficacy in carotid stenosis
HONOLULU – A pooled analysis of two large trials indicates that carotid stenting and carotid endarterectomy have...
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Endovascular device sustains blood pressure control after 3 years
WASHINGTON – The promise of sustained blood pressure control offered by an experimental endovascular device was called “very compelling.”
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Injectable nimodipine does not improve outcomes of subarachnoid hemorrhage
HONOLULU – EG-1962 significantly reduces the rate of angiographic vasospasm, compared with the standard of care, but...
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Second-generation hydrogel surpasses platinum for brain aneurysm closure
HONOLULU – In a randomized trial, brain aneurysm embolization with next-generation hydrogel coil led to fewer recurrences than bare platinum wire...
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MI, strokes spike during 30 days after cancer diagnosis
HONOLULU – During the first 30 days after a cancer diagnosis, the incidence of an MI or stroke jumped nearly 500%.
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Higher blood pressure after thrombectomy links with bad stroke outcomes
HONOLULU – Observational data showed that ischemic stroke patients with systolic blood pressure above 158 mm Hg after thrombectomy had worse...
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Eisenmenger syndrome is a minefield for unwary physicians
SNOWMASS, COLO. –
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Glyceryl trinitrate does not improve outcomes of ischemic stroke
HONOLULU – Although treatment reduced blood pressure, it did not reduce disability at 90 days, compared with sham....
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Stroke thrombolysis looks safe 31+ days after prior stroke
HONOLULU – Current guidelines contraindicate stroke thrombolysis within 90 days of a prior stroke. New findings suggest that’s 60 days too long....