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PFO Seen Before Noncardiac Surgery Ups Perioperative Stroke Risk PFO Seen Before Noncardiac Surgery Ups Perioperative Stroke Risk
The risk increase was even greater for patients with a preoperative patent foramen ovale who were at low compared with high perioperative stroke risk by non-PFO criteria in a large patient cohort.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Topline Results Negative for MS Drug in Acute Stroke Topline Results Negative for MS Drug in Acute Stroke
After natalizumab showed some initial promise in improving clinical outcomes in acute ischemic stroke in a phase 2a study, a phase 2b trial of the drug finds no clinical benefit.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
More Caution on General Anesthesia in Stroke Thrombectomy More Caution on General Anesthesia in Stroke Thrombectomy
Results from subanalysis of the DEFUSE 3 trial has reinforced concerns about performing the endovascular procedure for acute ischemic stroke under general anesthesia.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Follow-up Insufficient After Retinal Infarction Follow-up Insufficient After Retinal Infarction
Despite retinal infarction being a harbinger of subsequent stroke, patients with that condition don ' t receive proper risk factor evaluation and only 8% are referred to a neurologist, a new study shows.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
ARISE II: New Stent Retriever Looks Good in Stroke ARISE II: New Stent Retriever Looks Good in Stroke
The EmboTrap device was associated with high rates of reperfusion and promising clinical outcomes in a new single-arm study.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
PRISMS: No Benefit of tPA in Mild Stroke Without Disability PRISMS: No Benefit of tPA in Mild Stroke Without Disability
In the PRISMS trial, thrombolysis provided no benefit in the number of patients achieving good outcomes after a mild stroke without disabling deficits and increased risk for symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Rivaroxaban Plus Aspirin Cuts Stroke Rate in Half Rivaroxaban Plus Aspirin Cuts Stroke Rate in Half
New results from the COMPASS trial show combination therapy reduced the ischemic stroke rate by 49% vs aspirin alone in patients with stable vascular disease, without increasing intracerebral bleeding.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
MIND Diet May Slow Cognitive Decline in Stroke Survivors MIND Diet May Slow Cognitive Decline in Stroke Survivors
A low-salt diet rich in berries and green leafy vegetables that encourages use of olive oil may be even more beneficial for stroke patients than for the general population.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
COMPASS: Aspiration Similar to Stent Retriever in Stroke COMPASS: Aspiration Similar to Stent Retriever in Stroke
Results of a new study showing noninferiority of an aspiration device to the stent retriever could change practice patterns in favor of aspiration, researchers say.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
' Late Window ' Paradox: Benefit Increases With Later Thrombectomy? ' Late Window ' Paradox: Benefit Increases With Later Thrombectomy?
New data from the DEFUSE 3 and DAWN trials of thrombectomy up to 24 hours after stroke suggest benefits can be even larger than seen in trials of similar treatment given earlier. But experts caution that time is still brain.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Tenecteplase Superior to Alteplase for Stroke Thrombolysis Tenecteplase Superior to Alteplase for Stroke Thrombolysis
A noninferiority study shows the successful reperfusion rate was doubled in patients scheduled for thrombectomy who received tenecteplase compared with the current standard, alteplase.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
DEFUSE 3: Second Trial Supports Late Thrombectomy in Stroke DEFUSE 3: Second Trial Supports Late Thrombectomy in Stroke
New trial results show major clinical benefit of clot removal in patients with large-vessel occlusions presenting late, up to 16 hours after onset, as long as salvageable tissue is seen on imaging.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Smoking Even One Cigarette a Day Raises Cardiovascular Risk Smoking Even One Cigarette a Day Raises Cardiovascular Risk
A meta-analysis provides compelling evidence that smoking less does not protect against heart disease or stroke, but whether e-cigarettes should be offered for harm reduction remains controversial.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
What ' s Hot at ISC 2018? What ' s Hot at ISC 2018?
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association ' s International Stroke Conference will deliver a host of exciting clinical trial results, as well as new guidelines for acute ischemic stroke.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
More Evidence Links Gum Disease to Stroke Risk More Evidence Links Gum Disease to Stroke Risk
A new study shows a relationship between severity of gum disease and increasing future stroke risk, and conversely that regular dental care was linked to a lower stroke risk.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
