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Don't Group Afib, Atrial Flutter Together in Evaluating Stroke Risk

Same CHA2DS2-VASc score, different outcomes

LAMA Tx Didn't Up Heart Disease Risk in COPD

Cardiovascular outcomes similar to placebo-treated patients

Warfarin Class Tied to Higher Death Rate in COPD

Retrospective results shouldn't change practice, but deserve more study

Do You Know the Best Way to Take At-Home BP?

Anthony Pearson, MD, wonders why patients shouldn't cross their legs

LAA Closure Device Thrombi 'Not Infrequent,' May Cause Strokes

Timing suggests causation in at least half of strokes with device-related thrombi

Retinal Abnormalities Predictor of Some Types of Stroke

Retinal imaging may offer noninvasive tool to determine pathogenesis of cerebral small vessel disease

Vibrating ICD/CRT-D; Pradaxa Reversal Agent; Prevention Bonanza

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

AAN 2018: Rare Disease Breakthroughs and Novel Approaches

Noteworthy presentations at American Academy of Neurology meeting

Second BP Measurement Often Brings Better News

Repeat measurement in same office visit is on par with adding a drug

Novel Drug Reverses Anticoagulation in Emergencies

Andexanet stops 90% of action of factor Xa inhibitors

Perioperative Beta Blockers Trade Fewer MIs for More Deaths

Issue of safety highlighted again in POISE analysis

Cath Lab Recap: Pacemap Algorithm; Carotid Stent Over Perfusion; 3-D Valves

Interventional cardiology news to note

Afib and Ablation; Herbs and Drugs: This Week's PodMed Double T

This week's topics include herb/drug interactions, Afib and ablation in congestive heart failure, clot retrieval in stroke, and childhood kidney disease and adult end-stage renal disease

'A Time Clock to a Tissue Clock' for Acute Stroke Care

Stroke docs struggle with message after DAWN, DEFUSE 3, new guidelines

Novel Feeding Tube May Help Stroke Dysphagia

Electrical pharyngeal stimulation boosted readiness for decannulation

Novel Stent Retriever Is Quick to Restore Flow

More than half of recipients saw substantial reperfusion on first pass

Radiologists Did Most Stroke Thrombectomy In Early Days

But most had neurointerventional training in Medicare data up to mid-2015

Stent Retrievers and Aspiration On Par for Initial Thrombectomy Strategy

Stroke functional outcomes don't differ in head-to-head trial

Tenecteplase Superior to Alteplase for Stroke Lysis

But likelihood of gaining an official stroke indication appears remote

Guidelines Extend Thrombectomy Window to 24 Hours

Comprehensive update from AHA/ASA also expands lytic criteria

Cath Lab Recap: AAA Rupture Guidelines; Bioresorbable Stent

Interventional cardiology news to note

Could Squirrels Have the Answer to Stroke? (NetDoctor)

Turning on hibernation in humans may help preserve brain tissue

Study: Leave Tiny Brain Aneurysms Alone

Routine surveillance and coiling not linked to better survival

Study: Giving Oxygen No Help After Stroke

Trial showed no effect on death, disability in non-hypoxic acute stroke

Entresto Boosts Sex in HF; Venom Antidote to Xa Drugs; Guilty Plea for FH Vagueness

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

ESC Roundup: IMPACT-AF; ORION-1; Swedish Registry

Three studies of note

ESC: Concomitant LAA Closure During Heart Surgery Scores a Win

But will making it routine safely prevent strokes?

Catheter Ablations Grow in Popularity, But Complication Rates Rise

Safest at high-volume centers

CANTOS to Headline ESC

August's European Society of Cardiology meeting lineup released

Morning Break: Tainted Trials; $40K/Yr Concierge Practice; Reality TV: Diabetes

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 麻豆传媒 staff

Scale Back on Antithrombotics After LAA Closure?

Registry studies suggest less potent drugs with Watchman, Amulet

Does Longer TAVR Time Make Stroke More Likely?

SURTAVI neuro substudy bolsters comparability between TAVR, SAVR

PEG Tube Placement OK in Centenarian Patients

Age alone should not be an absolute contraindication

Consistently High BP Seems to Up Dementia, AD Risk

Steep BP decrease among non-hypertensives also a concern

Wake-up Drug for Stroke Fatigue; Bike to Work; T2D Complications

Cardiovascular Daily wraps up the top cardiology news of the week

Pearls from: Andrei Alexandrov, MD

Pioneering the mobile stroke unit

Beauty Parlor Stroke Syndrome: Rare but Real (The Atlantic)

Technically, it's vertebral artery dissection from hyperextension of the neck

Early Statin Start After Stroke No Better for Outcomes

Pleiotropic effects didn't pan out acutely in small randomized trial

Hydrogel Beats Standard Platinum for Coiling Aneurysms

European study shows lower rate of composite adverse events with second-generation coil

After Brain Bleed, Anticoagulant Restart May Help Regardless of Subtype

Lobar and nonlobar cases both had better outcomes in meta-analysis

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