Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Stroke

Patients with stroke have steeper declines in the 10 years before stroke compared with stroke-free controls

Number of clot retrieval attempts linked to infarct growth, which independently predicts unfavorable outcome in acute ischemic stroke

Large vessel occlusion seen in 44.5 percent of those with acute ischemic stroke and SARS-CoV-2 infection

Biggest, latest COVID-19 surge did not show declines in stroke, heart attack presentation as seen early in the pandemic

Agency has identified 226 reports so far that may meet its 'working case definition' of myocarditis and pericarditis

Disparities greater in nonurban areas; in both urban and rural areas, tracts with more uninsured people and a larger proportion of American Indians were farther from stroke centers

Rate of incident AF over 12 months higher with implant versus usual care with external cardiac monitoring in patients with ischemic stroke

Recommendations include diagnostic workup to define stroke etiology to reduce risk for recurrent stroke

Health care providers should watch for unusual heart symptoms among young people who have just received the vaccine

With respect to a favorable functional outcome, no significant difference seen between endovascular therapy and medical therapy