Amit Akirov, MD

Infection may be associated with an increased risk for early stroke recurrence in hospitalized patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Patients with transient ischemic attack with high brain natriuretic peptide values are more likely to have atrial fibrillation.

Transgender youth on gender-affirming hormone therapy have differences in their percent fat and lean mass compared with cisgender youth.

The effects of cardiometabolic risk factors on cortical thickness are different between men and women, as women with these risk factors are more vulnerable to cortical atrophy than men.

Maintenance dose of levothyroxine does not differ in patients with hypothyroidism with vs without heart failure.