Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Stroke

Hypertension, atrial fibrillation, smoking more strongly associated with severe stroke than nonsevere stroke

Findings seen in patients with ischemic stroke; associations were significant after multivariable adjustment

2003 to 2022 saw sustained improvements in all performance metrics, regardless of type of cerebrovascular event

Recommendations include screening for and addressing adverse social determinants of health

Costs increased with medical-surgical and ICU boarding of patients versus inpatient care

Patients in highest quintile of Social Vulnerability Index less likely to receive thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy

More than three-quarters of prescriptions were for a supply of more than seven days; 55 percent for 15 to 30 days

TNK associated with higher likelihood of excellent functional outcome and reduced disability at three months

Increased risk for myocarditis, pericarditis seen one to two weeks after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination

Fruit juice/drink intake not associated with ischemic stroke, but is associated with intracerebral hemorrhage