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Special MRI scan could identify stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is a heart rhythm disorder that affects millions of people. It can make you feel lousy. Even worse, it can cause potentially disabling or deadly strokes. A special MRI scan may — I stress the “may” — help identify people with atrial fibrillation who are at high risk of having a stroke. This could help many people with this condition to avoid taking warfarin or other clot-preventing medications for life. A normal heartbeat starts in a cluster of cells called the pacemaker. It sits in the heart’s upper right chamber (the right atrium). These cells generate a pulse of electricity that...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - April 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Howard LeWine, M.D. Tags: Heart Health atrial fibrillation MRI prevention special MRI scan Stroke Stroke Risk Source Type: news

Leukoaraiosis and stroke recurrence risk in patients with and without atrial fibrillation
Conclusions: Leukoaraiosis is an independent predictor of stroke recurrence in non-AF stroke patients. However, leukoaraiosis did not increase the accuracy of the CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores to predict stroke recurrence in AF or non-AF stroke patients.
Source: Neurology - March 23, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Ntaios, G., Lip, G. Y. H., Lambrou, D., Papavasileiou, V., Manios, E., Milionis, H., Spengos, K., Makaritsis, K., Vemmos, K. Tags: All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke ARTICLE Source Type: research

Abstract 206: Aiming to Improve Stroke Care Continuity with Primary Care Follow-up Appointments Scheduled Prior to Hospital Discharge Session Title: Poster Session II
Conclusions: Hospital performance with scheduling primary care follow-up appointments improved significantly; however, only 1 in 4 patients had an appointment scheduled prior to discharge. Case study analysis of missed opportunities may help identify barriers and facilitators associated with access, availability, and awareness that can be addressed in future improvement cycles.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - April 29, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prvu Bettger, J., Burns, B., Lender, S., Nutter, D., On Behalf of the Ohio Coverdell Stroke Program Leadership, Participating Hosps and Partners Tags: Session Title: Poster Session II Source Type: research

Primary prevention of stroke by a healthy lifestyle in a high-risk group
Conclusions: A healthy lifestyle is associated with a substantially reduced risk of stroke in men at higher risk of stroke.
Source: Neurology - June 1, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Larsson, S. C., Akesson, A., Wolk, A. Tags: Stroke prevention, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Cohort studies ARTICLE Source Type: research

Importance of Considering Competing Risks in Time-to-Event Analyses: Application to Stroke Risk in a Retrospective Cohort Study of Elderly Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Original Articles
Conclusions: The incidence of death without stroke was 9-fold higher than that of stroke, leading to biased estimates of stroke risk with traditional time-to-event methods. Statistical methods that appropriately account for competing risks should be used to mitigate this bias.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - July 11, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Abdel-Qadir, H., Fang, J., Lee, D. S., Tu, J. V., Amir, E., Austin, P. C., Anderson, G. M. Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Epidemiology, Primary Prevention, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Articles Source Type: research

Identifying a High Stroke Risk Subgroup in Individuals with Heart Failure
Conclusions: The combination of previous stroke/TIA and DM increases the incidence of stroke in participants with HF without AF. No analyzed subgroup had a stroke rate high enough to make it likely that the benefits of warfarin would outweigh the risks.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 6, 2011 Category: Neurology Authors: Patrick M. Pullicino, Leslie A. McClure, Virginia J. Howard, Virginia G. Wadley, Monika M. Safford, James F. Meschia, Aaron Anderson, George Howard, Elsayed Z. Soliman Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Incidence and Clinical Impact of Stroke Complicating Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Results of the Euro Heart Survey Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Registry Cardiac Catheterization
Conclusions— Stroke as complication of PCI occurs rarely (0.4%) in clinical practice in Europe today. However, peri-interventional stroke is still associated with an exceedingly high in-hospital mortality rate. Most predictors for periprocedural stroke are not modifiable and cannot be diminished before PCI. Therefore, treatment of patients with stroke after PCI needs further research.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - August 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Werner, N., Bauer, T., Hochadel, M., Zahn, R., Weidinger, F., Marco, J., Hamm, C., Gitt, A. K., Zeymer, U. Tags: Acute Stroke Syndromes Cardiac Catheterization Source Type: research

Greater Severity of Neurological Defects in Women Admitted With Atrial Fibrillation-Related Stroke.
CONCLUSIONS: Female sex was independently associated with the initial neurological severity among AF-related cardioembolic stroke patients. PMID: 26511462 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Circulation Journal - October 29, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nezu T, Hosomi N, Kondo K, Aoki S, Matsumoto M, Kobayashi S, Japan Standard Stroke Registry Study Group Tags: Circ J Source Type: research

Cerebrovascular Accidents During Mechanical Circulatory Support Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients on LVAD support. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increases the risk of ischemic stroke, whereas dialysis may increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. Although any stroke increases mortality, post-LVAD hemorrhagic stroke was associated with higher mortality compared with ischemic stroke.
Source: Stroke - April 23, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Saef Izzy, Daniel B. Rubin, Firas S. Ahmed, Feras Akbik, Simone Renault, Katelyn W. Sylvester, Henrikas Vaitkevicius, Jennifer A. Smallwood, Michael M. Givertz, Steven K. Feske Tags: Heart Failure, Complications, Quality and Outcomes, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Ischemic Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research

Forecasting the Future of Stroke in the United States: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association AHA/ASA Policy Statement
Conclusions— These projections suggest that the annual costs of stroke will increase substantially over the next 2 decades. Greater emphasis on implementing effective preventive, acute care, and rehabilitative services will have both medical and societal benefits. (Stroke. 2013;44:2361-2375.)
Source: Stroke - July 22, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Ovbiagele, B., Goldstein, L. B., Higashida, R. T., Howard, V. J., Johnston, S. C., Khavjou, O. A., Lackland, D. T., Lichtman, J. H., Mohl, S., Sacco, R. L., Saver, J. L., Trogdon, J. G., on behalf of the American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Co Tags: AHA/ASA Policy Statement Source Type: research

Incidence, Trends, and Predictors of Ischemic Stroke 30 Days After an Acute Myocardial Infarction Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— The incidence of ischemic stroke within 30 days of an AMI has decreased during the period 1998 to 2008. This decrease is associated with increased use of acetylsalicylic acid, P2Y12 inhibitors, statins, and percutaneous coronary intervention.
Source: Stroke - April 28, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Kajermo, U., Ulvenstam, A., Modica, A., Jernberg, T., Mooe, T. Tags: Risk Factors, Acute myocardial infarction, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Should Atrial Fibrillation Patients With Only 1 Nongender-Related CHA2DS2-VASc Risk Factor Be Anticoagulated? Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— Among AF patients with 1 NGR stroke risk factor (ie, CHA2DS2-VASc 1 in males or 2 in females), OAC use as indicated according to the guidelines was associated with a positive net clinical benefit for the prevention of stroke and thromboembolic events.
Source: Stroke - June 26, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Fauchier, L., Clementy, N., Bisson, A., Ivanes, F., Angoulvant, D., Babuty, D., Lip, G. Y. H. Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Incidence and Cost of Stroke and Hemorrhage in Patients Diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation in France
Conclusions: The incidence and cost of hospitalization for hemorrhage should be considered in the global burden of AF. These data should be useful for pharmacoeconomic evaluation of new oral anticoagulant medications. Such real-world studies may be relevant for monitoring mid- to long-term morbidity and mortality in the AF population.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 10, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: François-Emery Cotté, Gwendoline Chaize, Isabelle Kachaner, Anne-Françoise Gaudin, Alexandre Vainchtock, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Stroke in Patients With Aortic Stenosis: The Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis Study Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— In patients with aortic stenosis not prescribed oral anticoagulation, atrial fibrillation, AVR with concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting, and CHA2DS2-VASc score were the major predictors of stroke. Incident stroke was strongly associated with mortality. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00092677.
Source: Stroke - June 23, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Greve, A. M., Dalsgaard, M., Bang, C. N., Egstrup, K., Ray, S., Boman, K., Rossebo, A. B., Gohlke-Baerwolf, C., Devereux, R. B., Kober, L., Wachtell, K. Tags: Thrombosis risk factors, CV surgery: valvular disease, Acute Cerebral Infarction Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Copeptin and Long-Term Risk of Recurrent Vascular Events After Transient Ischemic Attack and Ischemic Stroke: Population-Based Study Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— In patients with TIA and ischemic stroke, copeptin predicted recurrent vascular events and death, particularly after cardioembolic TIA/stroke. Further validation is required, in particular, in studies using more extensive cardiac evaluation.
Source: Stroke - October 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Greisenegger, S., Segal, H. C., Burgess, A. I., Poole, D. L., Mehta, Z., Rothwell, P. M. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research