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AAN recommends against routine closure of patent foramen ovale for secondary stroke prevention
An updated practice advisory from the American Academy of Neurology does not recommend the routine use of catheter-based closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with a history of cryptogenic...
Source: Internal Medicine News - July 27, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

SLEEP TIGHT: CPAP may be vasculoprotective in stroke/TIA
DENVER – Long-term continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for treatment of sleep apnea in patients with a recent mild stroke or transient ischemic attack resulted in improved cardiovascular and...
Source: Internal Medicine News - June 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Stroke risk rises quickly in recent-onset atrial fib
CHICAGO – The stroke risk in patients with recent-onset atrial fibrillation is similar to that of patients with longer-standing atrial fibrillation, according to a new secondary analysis of the...
Source: Internal Medicine News - May 17, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Anticoagulation therapy after VT ablation yields fewer thrombotic events
San Francisco – Anticoagulation therapy is probably a good idea after ventricular tachycardia ablation in patients with risk factors or stroke, even if they don’t have atrial fibrillation, according...
Source: Internal Medicine News - May 10, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Sharp blood pressure rise spikes stroke risk
Individuals whose blood pressure rose sharply over time had a significantly increased risk of stroke and death from nonstroke causes, compared with other blood pressure trajectories in a study of...
Source: Internal Medicine News - May 9, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Strong gender difference for stroke in diabetes patients with restless legs syndrome
CHICAGO – Stroke risk in diabetic women with restless legs syndrome (RLS) is triple that of diabetic men with the sensorimotor disease, Zoe Heis reported at the annual meeting of the American College...
Source: Internal Medicine News - May 8, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

New stroke rehabilitation recommendations recognize role of interprofessional team
New guidelines issued jointly by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association are the first to define multidisciplinary terms for stroke rehabilitation in adults. The guidelines...
Source: Internal Medicine News - May 4, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

AF and stroke may be temporally related
CHICAGO – One-third of a large cohort of patients with an implantable cardiac device in place at the time of an ischemic stroke had one or more episodes of atrial fibrillation within the prior 30...
Source: Internal Medicine News - May 4, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Brain imaging suggests link between stress and cardiovascular events
Stress seems to be a strong driver of cardiovascular events, including heart attack, stroke, and even death. For the first time, brain imaging has confirmed a link that has long been suspected:...
Source: Internal Medicine News - March 24, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

High false positives found for Medtronic’s implantable AF detectors
LOS ANGELES – Medtronic’s Reveal LINQ implantable loop recorders misidentified 84% of rhythm anomalies as atrial fibrillation in 52 stroke patients at Emory University in Atlanta, according to a...
Source: Internal Medicine News - March 14, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Lower the CT to check the heart for embolic sources in acute stroke
LOS ANGELES – Enlarge the field of CT angiography to include the heart in acute ischemic stroke patients; you’ll quickly identify sources of cardiogenic emboli and other problems that will otherwise...
Source: Internal Medicine News - March 12, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

VIDEO: Ischemic-stroke thrombectomy use widens and refines
LOS ANGELES – The use of endovascular thrombectomy in the United States to treat appropriate patients with acute ischemic stroke mushroomed during the past year, following several early-2015 reports...
Source: Internal Medicine News - March 9, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

ISC: Cryptogenic stroke linked to PSVT in absence of atrial fibrillation
LOS ANGELES – Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia is associated with subsequent ischemic stroke in patients without documented atrial fibrillation, according to a claims analysis of 42,152...
Source: Internal Medicine News - March 4, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

ISC: Pick up extra AF with extended Holter monitoring
LOS ANGELES – Atrial fibrillation is three times more likely to be detected within 6 months of an ischemic stroke if, instead of the usual 24 or so hours of Holter ECG monitoring, patients are...
Source: Internal Medicine News - March 2, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

ISC: Imaging supplants clocks for targeting stroke reperfusion
LOS ANGELES – Can brain imaging surpass the clock for identifying acute ischemic stroke patients who will benefit from thrombolytic or thrombectomy treatment? That’s what experts now envision, based...
Source: Internal Medicine News - February 26, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

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