Tirofiban Improves Outcomes for Strokes With No Other Tx Options Chinese trial supports stronger antiplatelet for patients ineligible for lytics, thrombectomy Feb 11, 2023
CATIS-2: Delayed Antihypertension Tx for Acute Ischemic Stroke Still an Option Early therapy not a better bet for cutting death and disability risks at 3 months Feb 11, 2023
SPAN Study Finds a Winner for Treating Stroke in Rodents Among six interventions, uric acid exceeded efficacy boundaries Feb 10, 2023
Thrombectomy Effective for Large Ischemic Strokes Pair of phase III trials lay the groundwork for expanding indication Feb 10, 2023
BEST-II Throws Cold Water on Already-Tepid BP Lowering After Stroke Thrombectomy Trial did not show definite harm, but benefit is unlikely Feb 10, 2023
Lessons From Flint, Mich. on Stroke Preparedness and Lytic Uptake Racial disparities narrowed as a result of hospital and community intervention Feb 10, 2023
New Guidance Targets Infection Hazards in Fingernails, Sinks, Excessive Hand-Washing Update based on new evidence on ways that various pathogens can spread in healthcare settings Feb 10, 2023
Does All Afib Detected After Stroke Really Have to Trigger Oral Anticoagulation? Stroke neurologists debate skipping secondary prevention anticoagulants for some Feb 10, 2023
Suboptimal Sleep Duration Linked to Poor Brain Health Middle-age patients with worse sleep saw increased white matter hyperintensities on MRI Feb 09, 2023
Tenecteplase on Par With Alteplase, Randomized Trial Affirms Data from China strengthen the evidence base for off-label use Feb 09, 2023
Familiar Drugs Get a Foot in the Door for Small Vessel Stroke Treatment Combined isosorbide mononitrate and cilostazol feasible, well tolerated in these patients Feb 09, 2023
DAPT Underused for Minor Stroke, TIA Registry suggests undertreatment, particularly of women and healthier individuals Feb 09, 2023
Stroke Neuroprotection Drug Passes Early-Phase Hurdle Infusion before mechanical thrombectomy reduced important outcomes in small phase I/II trial Feb 08, 2023
Does the Environment Override Genes for People at Risk of Stroke? Large study detects interaction between genetic susceptibility and neighborhood deprivation Feb 08, 2023
Cardiac Monitoring Continues to Flag Unsuspected Afib in Broader Population STROKE AF studied a group not typically considered for Afib detection and management Feb 08, 2023
Arrival of TEER Has Helped Surgeons' Track Records Nationwide analysis of technology's effect since FDA approval 10 years ago Feb 06, 2023
Enriched ICU Nutrition Strategy Spoiled in Randomized Trial More protein no help for recovery, survival in critical care Jan 30, 2023
Better CPR for Non-Shockable Arrest; PICU Transfusions; PTSD After Child's ICU Stay Roundup of news from the 2023 Critical Care Congress Jan 26, 2023
Unmet Medical Needs Common After ICU Care Study points to "stark mismatch" in care before discharge and after Jan 25, 2023
FDA Panel Backs Weekly Rezafungin for Candidemia, Invasive Candidiasis Efficacy, safety data sufficient to justify "limited use" indication, say panelists Jan 25, 2023
Smaller Blood Draws Reduce Transfusions in ICU, Trial Suggests Randomized trial supports switch for adult ICU blood tests, despite a pandemic dent in the data Jan 24, 2023
Pediatric Respiratory Failure No Better Off With Early High-Flow Oxygen Randomized trial only applies to toddlers without COVID-19, though Jan 24, 2023
Bypass Surgery for Multivessel CAD Reaffirmed in Newer Data Surgeons fire back at downgrading of CABG in recent guidelines Jan 23, 2023
Head Injuries Decrease Long-Term Survival Time Frequency of head hits, severity of impact raise mortality risk Jan 23, 2023
Fasting Before Respiratory Extubation Not Needed, Study Says Randomized trial suggests this common practice doesn't help Jan 23, 2023
For Septic Shock, Another Toss-up Between Emphasizing Vasopressors Vs Fluids CLOVERS randomized trial weighs in Jan 21, 2023
Use of Whole Blood for Severe Hemorrhage in the ED Tied to Lower Mortality Improved survival seen at 24 hours, 30 days versus component therapy-based transfusion alone Jan 18, 2023
Are Severe COVID Patients Being Kept on Ventilation Longer Than Needed? Mechanical ventilation use should follow guidelines for any other pneumonia, say researchers Jan 11, 2023
Fixing Heart Failure Workforce Issues: Baby Steps Start This Year Pay, curriculum changes proposed to attract more doctors Jan 05, 2023
Scattered Brain Bleeds, Vasculitis in Alzheimer's Trial Death Case report is published days ahead of FDA lecanemab decision Jan 04, 2023
Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Arrest: A Cardiologist's Perspective Commotio cordis has rarely been described as the result of a tackle in football Jan 03, 2023 video
Encouraging Data for Stroke Lytics in DOAC Users Observational cohort shows "counterintuitive" finding on sICH risk Jan 03, 2023
Dementia Accompanying Cardiometabolic Disease: Does It Come Down to Genetics? Twin study suggests special monitoring in some individuals Dec 29, 2022
The Year SGLT2 Inhibitors Became Full-Fledged Heart Failure Drugs Treatment no longer limited by ejection fraction Dec 27, 2022
Stroke Thrombectomy Beyond the 24-Hour Window: Study Keeps the Door Open Researchers push the boundaries of how late is too late for intervention Dec 27, 2022
Consider What Happens When We Don't Care for NICU Parents Here's how hospitals can support parental mental health Dec 23, 2022
Cath Labs Vary Widely in Cardiac Arrest Survival "Call to action" sounded on study findings Dec 19, 2022
A 'Shocking' Development in CPR? New research found that a fad in how defibrillation is done may actually save lives Dec 14, 2022
Love and Mercy in the ICU Wes Ely, MD, on how we can restore humanity in a traumatizing place Dec 13, 2022 podcast
