ALLMedicine™ Ischemic Stroke Center

May 19th, 2022 - The natural history of peridevice leak (PDL) following left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is unknown. This study sought to investigate changes of PDL from 2 until 12 months after LAAO, using cardiac computed tomography (CT), and to assess the ...

May 19th, 2022 - Considerable efforts are currently made to develop strategies that boost endogenous recovery once a stroke has occurred. Owing to their restorative properties, neurotrophic factors are attractive candidates that capitalize on endogenous response m...

May 19th, 2022 - The C2HEST score ((coronary artery disease (CAD) or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) [C2, 1 point each]; hypertension [H, 1 point]; elderly [E, age ≥75 years, 2 points]; systolic heart failure [S, 2 points]; thyroid disease [T, hyperth...

May 19th, 2022 - Objective: Arrival by emergency medical services (EMS) and prenotification among ischemic stroke patients is well-established to improve the timeliness and quality of stroke care, yet the association of prenotification with in-hospital mortality h...

May 19th, 2022 - To assess the causality of the associations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with coronary artery disease (CAD) and stroke using Mendelian randomization approach. Independent single nucleotide polymorphisms strongly associated with RA (n=70) were sele...

Jan 26th, 2022 - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. The prevalence of AF increases with age, from less than 0.2% in adults younger than 55 years to about 10% in those 85 years or older, with a higher prevalence in men than in women. It...

Dec 14th, 2021 - Overview: Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and disability throughout the world. Antithrombotic therapy, which includes both antiplatelet and anticoagulant agents, is a primary medication of choice for the secondary prevention of stroke....

Mar 12th, 2021 - Ischemic stroke remains the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Nurses play a pivotal role in the care of patients throughout the continuum. With the advances in stroke care, including mechanical thrombectomy, the American Heart Ass...

Mar 12th, 2021 - In 2009, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association published a comprehensive scientific statement detailing the nursing care of the patient with an acute ischemic stroke through all phases of hospitalization. The purpose of this s...

Feb 3rd, 2021 - Carotid artery stenosis is atherosclerotic disease that affects extracranial carotid arteries. Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis refers to stenosis in persons without a history of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack, or other neurologic ...

May 13th, 2022 - Currently, the vast majority of these patients do not receive immediate vessel imaging with either CT- or MR-angiography. However, acute ischemic stroke patients with low NIHSS who harbor a large vessel occlusion (LVO) later decline in 20-40% of c...

May 13th, 2022 - To demonstrate non-inferiority of the NobleStitch™ EL with medical management in both safety and effectiveness compared to the FDA-approved Amplatzer occluder with medical management for PFO closure. To demonstrate that the NobleStitch™ EL does no...

May 12th, 2022 - Although SAMMPRIS trial has had an impact on the current treatment of intracranial atherosclerotic (ICAS), criticism regarding to its design were still raised and remained unsettled. In light of SAMMPRIS, medical therapy could not be good as it wa...

May 12th, 2022 - The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of early treatment with evolocumab plus routine lipid management vs routine lipid management alone when administered in the acute setting to reduce myocardial infarction, ischemi...

May 12th, 2022 - Purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that treatment with inclisiran sodium 300 mg s.c. administered on Day 1, Month 3 (Day 90), and every 6 months thereafter taken in addition to well-tolerated high-intensity statin therapy in participa...

May 13th, 2022 - Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who suffer an ischemic stroke while taking direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) or vitamin K antagonists (VKA) have a dangerously high risk of recurrent stroke and death, a new study shows. Researchers found a ...

May 6th, 2022 - Having had a recent acute febrile illness was associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke, whereas having received an influenza vaccination was associated with a reduced risk for stroke in a large new case–control study. "While influenza...

May 5th, 2022 - The difference between a stroke patient's brain age and chronologic age may help clinicians predict which patients are likely to have worse outcomes, a new study found. Stroke patients with a higher relative brain age (RBA), as measured by MRI, ha...

May 5th, 2022 - A study investigating a high dose (0.4 mg/kg) of the bolus thrombolytic tenecteplase in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe acute ischemic stroke was stopped prematurely because of increased rates of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) and...

May 4th, 2022 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Hello. This is Dr JoAnn Manson, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital. I'd like to talk with you about the new guidelines on aspirin in primary prevention of c...