Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Stroke
Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Participation Has Improved Stroke Care
2003 to 2022 saw sustained improvements in all performance metrics, regardless of type of cerebrovascular event
Clinical Practice Guidelines Updated for Primary Prevention of Stroke
Recommendations include screening for and addressing adverse social determinants of health
Boarding Admitted Stroke Patients in Emergency Department Financially Costly
Costs increased with medical-surgical and ICU boarding of patients versus inpatient care
Social Determinants of Health Linked to Receipt of Treatment for Stroke
Patients in highest quintile of Social Vulnerability Index less likely to receive thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy
2013 to 2021 Saw Decline in Benzodiazepine Initiation Post-AIS
More than three-quarters of prescriptions were for a supply of more than seven days; 55 percent for 15 to 30 days
Tenecteplase Has Similar Safety to TPA for Acute Ischemic Stroke
TNK associated with higher likelihood of excellent functional outcome and reduced disability at three months
Risk for Most Cardiovascular Events Reduced After COVID-19 Vaccination
Increased risk for myocarditis, pericarditis seen one to two weeks after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination
Risk for Ischemic Stroke, ICH Increased With Carbonated Drink Intake
Fruit juice/drink intake not associated with ischemic stroke, but is associated with intracerebral hemorrhage
Incident Stroke Tied to Acute, Accelerated Long-Term Cognitive Decline
Substantial acute decline seen in global cognition and all cognitive domains; accelerated decline also seen in global cognition
Risk for Stroke, TIA Increased in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
Cumulative incidence of first ischemic stroke was 2.1 percent by age 20 years, 13.5 percent by age 60 years
