Compared with tricuspid aortic stenosis, patients who underwent TAVR for bicuspid aortic stenosis had no significant difference in mortality, but had increased 30-day risk of stroke.
Investigators evaluated how carotid atherosclerosis affects the relationship between major cardiovascular risk factors and ischemic stroke subtypes.
In patients with prior myocardial infarction (MI)/ischemic stroke, treatment with alirocumab is associated with a reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), as well as reductions in lipoprotein(a), apolipoprotein B, and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), according to study results published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology. In addition, efficacy and safety results were similar in patients…
The FDA has sent an untitled letter to R3 Stem Cell, LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona for marketing unapproved stem cell products to treat a variety of diseases and conditions.
For patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, those who start antiplatelet therapy do not have an increased risk for recurrence, including those with cerebral microbleeds.
For individuals without symptomatic cardiovascular disease, the use of low-dose aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events is associated with an increased risk for intracranial hemorrhage.
Investigators sought to determine whether the administration of PB2452, a specific reversal agent for ticagrelor, could reverse the antiplatelet effects of ticagrelor quickly and effectively.
Improvements in systems of care are necessary to implement advances in treatment and care of stroke patients.
Some stroke patients less likely to get rehabilitation services due to patient, hospital variables
Efficacy similar to aspirin for preventing recurrent stroke after embolic stroke of undetermined source
