Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Stroke
ACC: Only Half of Cardiovascular Disease Patients Receive Flu Vaccine
Rates significantly lower among minorities, those with less education
ACC: Occlusion of Left Atrial Appendage Prevents Stroke in A-Fib
Risk for stroke or systemic embolism reduced with versus without concomitant occlusion during an otherwise indicated cardiac surgery
ACC: Cardiovascular Risk Factors Present in Younger Black Women
Obesity, elevated blood pressure prevalent in younger Black women, even those in their 20s and 30s
ACC: Prediabetes May Raise Risk for Major Adverse CV Events
Even without progression to diabetes, prediabetes linked to higher incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events
High BMI in Adolescence Linked to Ischemic Stroke in Adulthood
Hazard ratios for first ischemic stroke event increased for BMI in 50th to 84th percentile, overweight, obesity
Rehab + Vagus Nerve Stimulation May Restore Arm Function After Stroke
Arm function improved for patients who had moderate-to-severe arm weakness at least nine months after ischemic stroke
CSVD Severity Up for Minority Intracerebral Hemorrhage Survivors
Minority ICH survivors have greater global cerebral small vessel disease and hypertensive arteriopathy burden on MRI
Traumatic Brain Injury Ups Risk for Future Stroke
Findings show highest risk in the first four months post-TBI, but risk remains regardless of severity or type of injury
Longitudinal Study Tracks High Blood Pressure, Stroke Risk
Stroke incidence higher for Black than White individuals; stage 2 hypertension tied to substantially higher stroke risk compared with normal BP
AAN: Stroke Occurs in 2.2 Percent of Patients Admitted to ICU With COVID-19
Cumulative hazard of death increased in association with hemorrhagic stroke, but not with ischemic stroke
