Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Stroke
Telestroke Tied to Higher Odds of Thrombolysis Treatment
However, telestroke use tied to significantly longer time to treatment
Nonoptimal Levels of Traditional Risk Factors Almost Universal Before CVD
In both men and women, prevalence of one or more traditional risk factor before CVD was >99 percent across age groups
Without Biannual Time Shift, Prevalence of Obesity, Stroke May Be Reduced
Modeling study shows decrease in prevalence of both obesity and stroke under Standard Time, Daylight Saving Time versus current policy
Stroke Risk May Increase With Hysterectomy, Bilateral Oophorectomy
Significantly higher stroke risk seen in meta-analysis of 2,065,490 participants from NHANES and 15 other studies
hsCRP Can ID Cardiovascular Risk in Women Without Modifiable Risk Factors
High levels of hsCRP indicates risk in women without any of the four standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors
Acute Ischemic Stroke Up in Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander People
Incidence of acute ischemic stroke more than three times higher for NHOPI individuals compared with non-Hispanic White individuals
Use of Vaginal Estradiol Tablets Not Linked to Recurrent Stroke
Exposure to vaginal estradiol not linked to increased rate of recurrent ischemic stroke when adjusted for comorbidity, medications, income, education
Seniors With Certain Cardiovascular Diseases Saw Life’s Essential 8 Scores Decline 2013 to 2018
Significant declines in mean Life's Essential 8 scores seen in those with hypertension, stroke, and heart failure
Two Doses of Zoster Vaccine Reduce Risk for Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
In adults aged 50 years or older, two-dose recombinant zoster vaccine linked to reduced risk for HZO, acute myocardial infarction, stroke
Biomarkers Identified for Ischemic Stroke Risk in People With A-Fib
Biomarkers improve CHA2DS2-VASc model fit and predictive ability, with NTproBNP and GDF-15 yielding the best fit
