Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Stroke
Outcomes Similar After TAVR in Bicuspid, Tricuspid Anatomy
All-cause mortality, stroke comparable at 30 days, one year after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Rate of Stroke Low in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19
Cryptogenic strokes more common, mortality higher in COVID-19 patients than in controls with stroke
Statin, Aspirin Uptake Low With Peripheral Artery Disease, Stroke
Authors call for increased awareness of need for treatment with secondary preventive medications
Use of Imaging to Assess Stroke Down in Early COVID-19 Epoch
Daily counts of patients who underwent imaging dropped from prepandemic to early-pandemic period
T2DM Linked to Worse Cognitive Performance After Stroke
No significant difference found in cognitive function for those with impaired, normal fasting glucose levels
Guidance Issued for Acute Large Vessel CVA During COVID-19 Pandemic
Recommendations relate to prehospital care, pre-, intra-, postthrombectomy care
Residual Shunt After PFO Closure Linked to Higher Risk for Stroke
Risk for recurrent stroke, transient ischemic attack increased with presence of residual shunt
Death and Disability From Stroke Down in United Kingdom
Findings for both men and women and blacks and whites
Endovascular Thrombectomy Alone Noninferior in Ischemic Stroke
Noninferior to IV alteplase followed by endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke
More Rural Stroke Patients Now Treated at Certified Stroke Centers
However, disparities in access to treatments, such as alteplase, and outcomes persist
