Despite secondary prevention with oral anticoagulation (OAC), the risk for recurrent ischemic stroke (IS) and mortality is high in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, OAC...
In a recent study published in BMJ, researchers investigated the overall incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2019. Study: Trends...
SAN DIEGO, California — Researchers are unraveling the complex relationship between cardiovascular (CV)- and stroke-related outcomes in migraine with, and without, aura. Early results of one...
This transcript has been edited for clarity. Dear colleagues, I’m Christoph Diener from the University Duisburg-Essen. In this month’s video, I would like to discuss eight...
Even though COVID-19 manifests as a mild and short-lived disease in most people, some suffer extremely severe symptoms; in the worst cases, these patients die due...
BOSTON — Patients who have had a stroke are thought to be at a higher risk for another one, but oral anticoagulation with edoxaban led to...
TOPLINE: Although bariatric surgery poses a high risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the initial postoperative month, this risk decreases significantly over time. METHODOLOGY: Bariatric surgery...
When combined with clinical scores, a “game-changing” blood test can expedite the diagnosis and treatment of large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke, potentially saving many lives, new...
BASEL, Switzerland — Although thrombectomy has been shown to be beneficial in patients with large-core ischemic stroke, a new analysis suggests that patients with the greatest...
In patients with acute ischemic stroke and elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn), dynamic changes in hs-cTn are not helpful in identifying myocardial infarction (MI) or distinguishing...
LONG BEACH, California — A small fraction of patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) who are eligible for advanced therapies are actually getting them, reported investigators who...
PARIS — For the first time, there is compelling evidence that the degree of poor glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes is a relative...