Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Stroke
Many Ischemic Stroke Survivors Not Prescribed Anticoagulants
Reasons for not prescribing OAC include fall risk, poor prognosis, bleeding history, older age, dementia
Continuing Warfarin Protective After Diagnosis of Dementia
Findings in cohort of veterans aged 65 years or older receiving warfarin for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
Ischemic Stroke Risk Up for Eight Weeks After PCI
Highest relative risk of ischemic stroke seen in first two days after PCI; decreases gradually thereafter
Stroke, A-Fib Recurrence Low at One Year After AF Ablation
No difference in atrial fibrillation recurrence for patients with versus without stroke
Risk of Ischemic, Hemorrhagic Stroke Up With Type 1 Diabetes
Incrementally increased risks with increasing HbA1c; marked increase with HbA1c ≥9.7 percent
Catheter Ablation of A-Fib Linked to More Strokes in Elderly
Patients aged ≥75 years do not have more complications than those <75 years at one year
Epilepsy Onset Not Uncommon After Stroke
Patients with greater brain damage more likely to have seizures afterwards, researchers find
Dabigatran May Be Better Than Warfarin After Bleeding Episode
Resuming any anticoagulant found safer than stopping the drugs in these cases
Significant Birth Cohort Effect in Ischemic Stroke Risk
Age-adjusted rates of stroke lower for those born 1945 to 1954 compared with those born earlier, later
Hemorrhage Risk Up in A-Fib Patients on Dabigatran, Statins
Study found heightened odds when dabigatran was taken with one of two statin drugs
