Should a 'Three Strikes' Rule Apply to Stroke Thrombectomy? Reconsider forging ahead with repeated clot retrieval attempts, study suggests Jun 23, 2021
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Decreased Stroke Risk Out to 5 Years "Clinically important" finding, says researcher Jun 11, 2021
Brain Vein Clots Less Likely With Vaccine Than With Severe COVID Study provides a better basis for weighing the relative risks Jun 08, 2021
CPAP May Cut Cardiac Events in Some At-Risk Apnea Patients Greater pulse rate response tied to greater calculated treatment benefit of CPAP May 20, 2021
LAA Occlusion During Surgery Cuts Stroke Risk Afib patients on antithrombotic therapy saw gains from add-on left atrial appendage occlusion May 16, 2021
This Is How Much Every Second Counts in Stroke Thrombectomy Delays until reperfusion cost years of healthy life, meta-analysis suggests May 03, 2021
Endocarditis After Low-Risk TAVR: Different Trajectory, Problem Organisms Low-risk patients "not immune" to rare infection, LRT studies show Apr 30, 2021
Diabetes, Dementia, and Age: What's the Link? Age of diabetes onset, as well as cardiovascular comorbidities, play large role in dementia risk Apr 27, 2021
Migraines Bode Poorly for Blood Pressure in Menopausal Women Migraine medication use, presence of auras made no difference in observational study Apr 21, 2021
USPSTF Still Sour on Afib Screening, Even With Apple Watch Task force weighs in with draft recommendations for wearables and clinic alike Apr 20, 2021
Global Stroke Care Takes a Hit During the Pandemic Seventy-country study finds ties to drop in volume of stroke hospitalizations, treatment Apr 17, 2021
COVID Stroke Rare in ICU Ischemic stroke in intensive care didn't raise mortality, but hemorrhagic stroke did Apr 15, 2021
ACIP Punts on J&J COVID Vaccine CDC advisors back continued "pause" until more data available Apr 14, 2021
Reassuring Data on Tranexamic Acid and Blood Clots Yet concerns of thrombotic complications remain Apr 14, 2021
Comfort Care on the Rise in Acute Stroke Trends show steep drop in death in-hospital with palliative interventions Apr 08, 2021
Cath Lab Team Easily Trained to Do Stroke Intervention European center reports good results from the start of its endovascular program Apr 05, 2021
Positive Data Salvaged for Thrombectomy on Basilar Strokes BEST, BASICS trials not wholly negative, group finds Mar 22, 2021
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
DOAC After Heart Valve Procedure? Registry defines prevalent use with mechanical and bioprosthetic valves Mar 08, 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
USPSTF: Still a Hard Pass on Carotid Artery Stenosis Screening Science hasn't improved, task force says Feb 02, 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
