• Filter By:
• Specialty
• Source
• Condition
• Cancer
• Infectious Disease
• Drug
• Training
• Management
• Procedure
• Therapy
• Vaccine
• Nutrition
• Country

Risk of Inhospital Stroke or Death Is Associated With Age But Not Sex in Patients Treated With Carotid Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic or Symptomatic Stenosis in Routine Practice: Secondary Data Analysis of the Nationwide German Statutory Quality Assurance Database From 2009 to 2014 Cardiovascular Surgery
ConclusionsThis study shows that increasing age, but not sex, is associated with a higher risk of in‐hospital stroke or death following carotid endarterectomy under everyday conditions in Germany. Whereas the risk of death (alone) is significantly associated with age, the association between age and the risk of stroke (alone) can be considered of minor importance.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - March 13, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Schmid, S., Tsantilas, P., Knappich, C., Kallmayer, M., Konig, T., Breitkreuz, T., Zimmermann, A., Kuehnl, A., Eckstein, H.–H. Tags: Aging, Women, Cardiovascular Surgery, Quality and Outcomes, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Research Source Type: research

Hemodynamic Tandem Intracranial Lesions on Magnetic Resonance Angiography in Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy Cardiovascular Surgery
ConclusionsIn patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy, a significant number of preoperative TILs demonstrated hemodynamic components, which were reversed postoperatively. The presence of such components was distinctively associated with the postoperative incidence of new ischemic lesions.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - October 3, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lee, E.-J., Cho, Y.-P., Lee, S.-H., Lee, J. S., Nam, H. J., Kim, B. J., Kwon, T.-W., Kang, D.-W., Kim, J. S., Kwon, S. U. Tags: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Cardiovascular Surgery, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Research Source Type: research

Outcomes After Acute Ischemic Stroke in the United States: Does Residential ZIP Code Matter? Stroke
Conclusions Patients from lower-income quartiles had decreased reperfusion on the first admission day, compared with patients from higher-income quartiles. The cost of hospitalization of patients from higher-income quartiles was significantly higher than that of patients from lowest-income quartiles, despite longer hospital stays in the latter group. This might be partially attributable to a lower use of key procedures among patients from lowest-income quartile.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - March 15, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Agarwal, S., Menon, V., Jaber, W. A. Tags: Stroke Source Type: research

Clinical Prediction Model Suitable for Assessing Hospital Quality for Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy Stroke
Conclusions The NCDR CEA score, comprising 7 clinical variables, predicts in-hospital stroke or death after CEA. This model can be used to estimate hospital risk-adjusted outcomes for CEA and to assist with the assessment of hospital quality.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - June 17, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wimmer, N. J., Spertus, J. A., Kennedy, K. F., Anderson, H. V., Curtis, J. P., Weintraub, W. S., Singh, M., Rumsfeld, J. S., Masoudi, F. A., Yeh, R. W. Tags: Stroke Source Type: research

Risk Factors Associated With Cerebrovascular Recurrence in Symptomatic Carotid Disease: A Comparative Study of Carotid Plaque Morphology, Microemboli Assessment and the European Carotid Surgery Trial Risk Model Stroke
Conclusions The presence of carotid plaque hemorrhage is better associated with recurrent cerebrovascular events in patients with symptomatic severe carotid stenosis than the presence of microembolic signals; combining MES and MRIPH, further improves the association while the ECST risk score was insignificant.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - June 3, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Altaf, N., Kandiyil, N., Hosseini, A., Mehta, R., MacSweeney, S., Auer, D. Tags: Stroke Source Type: research