Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Stroke
Stroke ‘Alarm Clock’ Improves Acute Stroke Management Metrics
Time from door to completion of diagnostic work-up improved with feedback-demanding clock
Air Pollution May Raise Stroke Risk With Atrial Fibrillation
Findings account for neighborhood-specific pollution data, sociodemographic factors
Admissions for Stroke, TIA Down Early in COVID-19 Pandemic
Emergency department stroke alerts decreased, and stroke severity as measured by NIHSS increased
AHA Details How to Lower Stroke Risk During, After Heart Surgery
Preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative strategies can help prevent perioperative stroke
COVID-19 Tied to Higher Risk for Large Vessel Occlusion Strokes
However, no association seen between COVID-19 and small vessel occlusion stroke
Telestroke Consultations Down During COVID-19 Pandemic
From March through April 2020, Black patients were significantly less likely to present with stroke
Risk for Acute Cerebrovascular Events Low in COVID-19 Patients
In hospitalized patients with COVID-19, 2.4 percent had confirmed ischemic stroke, 0.9 percent had ICH
More Than One in Three Stroke Survivors Have Uncontrolled HTN
80.4 percent of stroke survivors take antihypertensive medications, most commonly ACEi, ARB
Acute Ischemic Stroke Risk Higher With COVID-19 Than Influenza
Higher risk remains even when adjusting for demographic and clinical features
Medical Management Alone Better for Brain AV Malformations
Risk of stroke or death up with medical management plus interventional therapy for unruptured AVM
