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Use of Warfarin at Discharge Among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation in China Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— The rate of warfarin use remains low among patients with ischemic stroke and known nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in China. Hospital size and academic status together with patient age, heart failure, heavy alcohol drinking, international normalized ratio in hospital, and stroke severity on admission were each independently associated with the use of warfarin at discharge. There is much room for improvement for secondary stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients in China.
Source: Stroke - January 25, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Yang, X., Li, Z., Zhao, X., Wang, C., Liu, L., Wang, C., Pan, Y., Li, H., Wang, D., Hart, R. G., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., on behalf of the China National Stroke Registry II Investigators Tags: Anticoagulants, Treatment, Quality and Outcomes, Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Rates and Determinants of 5-Year Outcomes After Atrial Fibrillation-Related Stroke: A Population Study Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— AF-stroke is associated with considerable long-term morbidity, fatality, stroke recurrence, and nursing home requirement. Adequately resourced national AF strategies to improve AF detection and prevention are needed.
Source: Stroke - November 23, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Hayden, D. T., Hannon, N., Callaly, E., Ni Chroinin, D., Horgan, G., Kyne, L., Duggan, J., Dolan, E., O'Rourke, K., Williams, D., Murphy, S., Kelly, P. J. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

High Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— Access to nationwide register data shows that AF is more common among patients with ischemic stroke than those previously reported. Few patients with stroke and AF had anticoagulant treatment before the event, and few got it after the event. CHA2DS2-VASc could be a useful monitoring tool to intensify efforts to diagnose AF among patients with cryptogenic stroke.
Source: Stroke - August 25, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Friberg, L., Rosenqvist, M., Lindgren, A., Terent, A., Norrving, B., Asplund, K. Tags: Coumarins, Arrhythmias, clinical electrophysiology, drugs, Embolic stroke, Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Left Atrial Enlargement and Stroke Recurrence: The Northern Manhattan Stroke Study Clinical Sciences
Conclusion— Moderate to severe LAE was an independent marker of recurrent cardioembolic or cryptogenic stroke in a multiethnic cohort of ischemic stroke patients. Further research is needed to determine whether anticoagulant use may reduce risk of recurrence in ischemic stroke patients with moderate to severe LAE.
Source: Stroke - May 22, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Yaghi, S., Moon, Y. P., Mora-McLaughlin, C., Willey, J. Z., Cheung, K., Di Tullio, M. R., Homma, S., Kamel, H., Sacco, R. L., Elkind, M. S. V. Tags: Embolic stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Quality of Care and Outcomes for In-Hospital Ischemic Stroke: Findings From the National Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— Compared with community-onset ischemic stroke, patients with in-hospital stroke experienced more severe strokes, received lower adherence to process-based quality measures, and had worse outcomes. These findings suggest there is an important opportunity for targeted quality improvement efforts for patients with in-hospital stroke.
Source: Stroke - December 23, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Cumbler, E., Wald, H., Bhatt, D. L., Cox, M., Xian, Y., Reeves, M., Smith, E. E., Schwamm, L., Fonarow, G. C. Tags: Health policy and outcome research, Emergency treatment of Stroke, Risk Factors for Stroke, Thrombolysis Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Electrocardiographic Left Atrial Abnormality and Risk of Stroke: Northern Manhattan Study Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— ECG-defined left atrial abnormality was associated with incident cryptogenic or cardioembolic stroke independently of the presence of AF, suggesting atrial thromboembolism may occur without recognized AF.
Source: Stroke - October 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Kamel, H., Hunter, M., Moon, Y. P., Yaghi, S., Cheung, K., Di Tullio, M. R., Okin, P. M., Sacco, R. L., Soliman, E. Z., Elkind, M. S. V. Tags: Electrocardiology, Echocardiography, Arrhythmias, clinical electrophysiology, drugs, Embolic stroke, Risk Factors for Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Adiposity, Adipokines, and Risk of Incident Stroke in Older Men Original Contributions
Conclusions— Conventional adiposity measures were not associated with increased stroke risk in older men. However, leptin (a good marker of percent fat mass), but not adiponectin, predicted stroke, suggesting a link between fat mass and stroke risk.
Source: Stroke - December 24, 2012 Category: Neurology Authors: Wannamethee, S. G., Shaper, A. G., Whincup, P. H., Lennon, L., Sattar, N. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Risk Factors for Stroke, Epidemiology Original Contributions Source Type: research

Pioglitazone for Secondary Stroke Prevention Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—Pioglitazone reduces recurrent stroke and major vascular events in ischemic stroke patients with insulin resistance, prediabetes, and diabetes mellitus.
Source: Stroke - January 22, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Meng Lee, Jeffrey L. Saver, Hung-Wei Liao, Chun-Hsien Lin, Bruce Ovbiagele Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Type 2, Secondary Prevention, Meta Analysis, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research

Risk of Stroke in Patients With Heart Failure Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—Heart failure was associated with increased short-term and long-term risk of all stroke subtypes, suggesting that heart failure is a potent and persistent risk factor for ischemic stroke, ICH, and SAH.
Source: Stroke - April 24, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Kasper Adelborg, Szimonetta Szepligeti, Jens Sundboll, Erzsebet Horvath–Puho, Victor W. Henderson, Anne Ording, Lars Pedersen, Henrik Toft Sorensen Tags: Heart Failure, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Ischemic Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research

Carotid Atherosclerosis and Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Brief Reports
Conclusions— Increased cIMT and presence of carotid plaque are associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke in individuals with AF. Furthermore, they may improve risk prediction of stroke, over and above the CHA2DS2-VASc score.
Source: Stroke - May 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Bekwelem, W., Jensen, P. N., Norby, F. L., Soliman, E. Z., Agarwal, S. K., Lip, G. Y. H., Pan, W., Folsom, A. R., Longstreth, W. T., Alonso, A., Heckbert, S. R., Chen, L. Y. Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Risk Factors, Ischemic Stroke, Atherosclerosis Brief Reports Source Type: research

Short Leukocyte Telomere Length Is Associated With Cardioembolic Stroke Risk in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Brief Reports
Conclusions— Telomere shortening is associated with cardioembolic stroke risk in patients with AF. Prospective studies are encouraged to establish the value of LTL to improve prediction tools to categorize cardioembolic stroke risk in AF.
Source: Stroke - February 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Allende, M., Molina, E., Gonzalez-Porras, J. R., Toledo, E., Lecumberri, R., Hermida, J. Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Risk Factors, Genetics, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Ischemic Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research

Patients With Ischemic Stroke and Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A Nationwide Cohort Study Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— Ischemic stroke was associated with a substantially increased risk of incident AF, particularly among individuals with higher CHADS2 or CHA2DS2-VASc scores. These risk scores seem to be simple tools for identifying patients at higher risk of incident AF after ischemic stroke.
Source: Stroke - August 24, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Fauchier, L., Clementy, N., Pelade, C., Collignon, C., Nicolle, E., Lip, G. Y. H. Tags: Arrhythmias, clinical electrophysiology, drugs, Embolic stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Elevated Plasma D-Dimer Level Is Associated With Short-Term Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Acute Heart Failure Brief Report
We examined 721 consecutive hospitalized AHF patients with plasma D-dimer level on admission from our prospective registry between January 2013 and May 2016. The study end points were incidence of ischemic stroke during hospitalization and at 30 days after admission.Results—Of the total participants (mean age, 76 years; male, 60%; atrial fibrillation, 54%; mean left ventricular ejection fraction, 38%), in-hospital ischemic stroke occurred in 18 patients (2.5%) during a median hospitalization period of 21 days, and 30-day ischemic stroke occurred in 16 patients (2.2%). Higher D-dimer level on admission was an independent ...
Source: Stroke - June 25, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Yasuhiro Hamatani, Toshiyuki Nagai, Michikazu Nakai, Kunihiro Nishimura, Yasuyuki Honda, Hiroki Nakano, Satoshi Honda, Naotsugu Iwakami, Yasuo Sugano, Yasuhide Asaumi, Takeshi Aiba, Teruo Noguchi, Kengo Kusano, Kazunori Toyoda, Satoshi Yasuda, Hiroyuki Yo Tags: Heart Failure, Ischemic Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research

Amino Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide, Secondary Stroke Prevention, and Choice of Antithrombotic Therapy Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— For secondary stroke prevention, elevated NT-proBNP concentrations may identify a subgroup of ischemic stroke patients without known atrial fibrillation, about 5% based on the current study, who may benefit more from anticoagulants than antiplatelet agents. Clinical Trial Registration— This trial was not registered because enrollment began before 2005.
Source: Stroke - February 25, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Longstreth, W. T., Kronmal, R. A., Thompson, J. L. P., Christenson, R. H., Levine, S. R., Gross, R., Brey, R. L., Buchsbaum, R., Elkind, M. S. V., Tirschwell, D. L., Seliger, S. L., Mohr, J. P., deFilippi, C. R. Tags: Primary and Secondary Stroke Prevention Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Serum Galectin-3 and Poor Outcomes Among Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Brief Report
Background and Purpose—Elevated galectin-3 has been associated with atherosclerosis and poor outcomes in patients with heart failure. However, it remains unclear whether galectin-3 has any effect on the poor outcomes of ischemic stroke. The aim of the present study was to examine the association between galectin-3 with poor outcomes among patients with acute ischemic stroke.Methods—Serum galectin-3 was measured in 3082 patients with acute ischemic stroke. The primary outcome was a combination of death or major disability (modified Rankin Scale score, ≥3) at 3 months after stroke.Results—Compared with the lowest qua...
Source: Stroke - December 22, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Aili Wang, Chongke Zhong, Zhengbao Zhu, Tian Xu, Yanbo Peng, Tan Xu, Hao Peng, Chung-Shiuan Chen, Jinchao Wang, Zhong Ju, Qunwei Li, Deqin Geng, Yingxian Sun, Jianhui Zhang, Xiaodong Yuan, Jing Chen, Yonghong Zhang, Jiang He Tags: Biomarkers, Clinical Studies, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research