Stroke
Conference Coverage
Study takes fine-grained look at MACE risk with glucocorticoids in RA
The level of risk for MACE rose with the dose, duration, and recency of GC use, and risk increased significantly at prednisone-equivalent doses as...
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Apixaban cuts stroke but ups bleeding in subclinical AFib: ARTESIA
The big question is whether the reduction in stroke with anticoagulation outweighs the increase in major bleeding.
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Pregnancy in rheumatic disease quadruples risk of cardiovascular events
Pregnant patients with lupus and concomitant APS had an 18-fold higher risk for a cardiovascular event during and up to 6 weeks postpartum than...
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Stroke patients benefit from neurologic music therapy
Neurologic music therapy improves mental health and increases neuroplasticity, when used in conjunction with stroke rehabilitation.
Commentary
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and high stroke risk in Black women
These complications of pregnancy serve as a window into a woman’s future cardiometabolic health and a marker of her cardiovascular risk.
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Marijuana use dramatically increases risk of heart problems, stroke
The latest research indicates that smoking and inhaling cannabis increases concentrations of blood carboxyhemoglobin and tar, similar to the...
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No benefit of colchicine after stroke, TIA: CHANCE-3
“We require randomized trials with longer follow-up prior to abandoning this potential treatment.”
From the Journals
Pragmatic solutions to ‘catastrophic’ global stroke burden
Recommendations to reduce the global burden of stroke include measures to improve surveillance, prevention, acute care, and rehabilitation.
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Decoding AFib recurrence: PCPs’ role in personalized care
Patients who have been hospitalized may be good candidates for oral anticoagulants to reduce their risk for stroke;...
From the Journals
AHA reviews impact of aggressive LDL lowering on the brain
The risk for hemorrhagic stroke associated with statin therapy in patients without a history of cerebrovascular disease is “small and consistently...
From the Journals
Blood transfusions linked to intracerebral hemorrhage risk
Patients receiving red blood cell transfusions from donors who later developed multiple spontaneous ICHs were at a significantly increased risk of...