Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Stroke
Acute Ischemic Stroke Risk Higher With COVID-19 Than Influenza
Higher risk remains even when adjusting for demographic and clinical features
Medical Management Alone Better for Brain AV Malformations
Risk of stroke or death up with medical management plus interventional therapy for unruptured AVM
ED Use Down for MI, Stroke, Hyperglycemic Crisis in COVID-19
Drop in visits seen in the 10-week period following declaration of COVID-19 as national emergency
Mortality Up for Rural Versus Urban Stroke Patients
Rural patients have lower use of intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular therapy
Stroke Risk Increased in African Americans Who Smoke Cigarettes
Dose-dependent increase in risk seen with smoking intensity; risk similar for past, never smokers
Recent Cannabis Use Not Linked to Acute Ischemic Stroke
After adjustment for confounding variables including age, race, cardiac condition, no link observed
Treatment Gap Remains in Stroke Care Between Men and Women
Size of this difference has narrowed compared with studies published before 2008
Intracerebral Hemorrhage Incidence Rate Stabilizing
Continued increase in incidence for those ≥75 years coincides with increase in use of anticoagulant meds
Delay in Treatment Seen for Acute Ischemic Stroke During COVID-19
Mean interval from last-known-well time to presentation significantly longer in March 2020
Spirituality May Have Protective Effect on QOL for Stroke Survivors
Spirituality may moderate link between care partner depressive symptoms and survivor psychological QOL
