COVID Strokes: Rates, Types, Disparities The latest stroke data from the pandemic illuminates patterns Mar 20, 2021
Stroke Thrombectomy: 6-Hour Threshold Not So Relevant? Pooled trial analysis supports move to imaging-based criteria Mar 19, 2021
Adjustable Stent Retriever Passes Muster Novel device offers better grip on clots in LVO strokes Mar 19, 2021
Novel Vasoregulator Explored for Acute Ischemic Strokes Early results may signal benefit for those not treated with thrombectomy Mar 18, 2021
Class of Cancer Drug Linked to Aneurysms, Artery Dissections Database analysis finds more reports than expected with antiangiogenic drugs Mar 18, 2021
Loop Recorder Proves Mettle in Broader Stroke Population STROKE AF trial supports use outside of cryptogenic stroke category Mar 18, 2021
Don't Ditch the tPA in Stroke Thrombectomy Yet Direct endovascular therapy dealt a blow in MR CLEAN-NO IV Mar 18, 2021
Time to Stop Routine Anesthesia for Stroke Thrombectomy? Neurologists debate pandemic-related guidelines Mar 17, 2021
Immediate Angiography Feasible for Large Vessel Stroke Patients Not stopping patients in the ED improved hospital workflow and patient outcomes Mar 17, 2021
Multi-City Study Bolsters Case for Mobile Stroke Units But reimbursement woes, balkanized EMS agencies block path to broader use Mar 17, 2021
Uneven Progress Closing Race Gap in Heart Health Urban areas more successful at narrowing disparities Mar 15, 2021
Holding tPA for All DOAC Users Not the Way to Go, Stroke Docs Say Clinical conundrum could be solved by a point-of-care DOAC test Mar 15, 2021
Op-Ed: COVID Shot While on a Blood Thinner? One hematologist's strategy for addressing concerns Mar 14, 2021
DOAC After Heart Valve Procedure? Registry defines prevalent use with mechanical and bioprosthetic valves Mar 08, 2021
And the Magic Number for Daily Fruit, Vegetable Intake Is... No benefit to peas, corn, potatoes observed in cohort studies Mar 01, 2021
White Bread or White Rice? Glycemic Index Telling of CVD Risk Across Borders Observational study suggests role of diet in primary, secondary prevention alike Feb 24, 2021
ECG Patch Boosts Afib Diagnoses in Older Folks But unclear if it's clinically beneficial Feb 24, 2021
ACC Report: Cardiac Care Better Woman-to-Woman Group suggests rethink of cardiology culture and medical education Feb 22, 2021
USPSTF: Still a Hard Pass on Carotid Artery Stenosis Screening Science hasn't improved, task force says Feb 02, 2021
JAK Inhibitor Misses Endpoint in Safety Study. Now What? Major blow to popular class of oral rheumatology drugs Jan 27, 2021
Altered Mental State Tied to COVID-19 Mortality In-hospital deaths higher, even when pulmonary problems were not severe Dec 21, 2020
Growth Hormones in Childhood Tied to Heart Problems Later On Women, those who were small for gestational age at highest risk Dec 21, 2020
Stroke, Sexual Assault Trauma Tied to Psychogenic Seizures Large study finds novel link with cerebrovascular disease Dec 08, 2020
Will Vascepa Train Roll Past Negative Omega-3 Results? STRENGTH, OMEMI temper enthusiasm but may not change much Nov 24, 2020
COVID's Heart Complications Modest in Large Registry Obese and minority groups at higher risk, though, analyses affirm Nov 18, 2020
AHA: Highlighting Effective 'Real-World' Heart Tx Strategies Studies on overcoming GDMT underuse, improving self-care education, creating new settings for care delivery Nov 17, 2020
Post-Surgery Monitoring Finds Afib in Discharged Patients About 20% of patients had episodes recorded on devices, study showed Nov 17, 2020
VITAL-AF, mSToPS: Mixed Results in Afib Screening A signal that screening by continuous ECG monitoring leads to better outcomes Nov 16, 2020
Omega-3s Humbled by Corn Oil Placebo in Two Trials Implications for REDUCE-IT's icosapent ethyl unclear Nov 15, 2020
Xarelto Works for Prevention in Valvular Afib RIVER trial may open the door to use in broader populations Nov 14, 2020
Heart Group Takes Aim at Structural Racism AHA advocates for policies to root out economic, health disparities Nov 10, 2020
Brilinta Wins Indication in Recurrent Stroke Prevention FDA approval based on THALES give the drug a foothold beyond CVD Nov 06, 2020
tPA Stroke Benefit Consistent Up to 9 Hours Better functional outcomes with treatment for perfusion mismatch beyond the typical window Nov 04, 2020
Cardiac ICU: AHA Drafts Guidance for Best Practices Scientific statement aims to optimize specialized critical care, pending more rigorous evidence Oct 29, 2020
No Aspirin Post-STEMI Stent; Sapien 3 Stroke Risk; and More It's a TICO-STEMI, SOLVE-TAVI, FLASH, and IREMMI trial data round-up Oct 19, 2020
Sobering Efficacy Data for TriGuard 3 Deflector in TAVR Randomized trials on embolic protection devices are ongoing Oct 16, 2020
Bedside MRI Feasible in ICU, for COVID-19 Study showed abnormalities found without any complications from the device Sep 09, 2020
Low-Dose DOAC Valuable in Afib After Age 80 Randomized trial suggests benefit on par with warfarin in younger groups Aug 30, 2020
Healthy People 2030: HHS Prioritizes Socioeconomic Disparities, Overall Well-Being New national health goals for the next decade Aug 20, 2020
