Brain Health Risks: Digital Quality Measures and the Future of Neurological Care Access to advanced tools must be equitable Sep 16, 2024
Cautious Optimism for Surgical LAA Closure for People Without Afib Meta-analysis suggested lower stroke risk, but more definitive trial is not expected until 2032 Sep 12, 2024
Balloon Angioplasty 'Lite' Improves Key Intracranial Stenosis Outcomes Trial from China provides proof-of-concept for stroke risk reduction in symptomatic cases Sep 05, 2024
Oral Anticoagulation and TAVR Together: A Recipe for Trouble Continued OAC failed to meet noninferiority in POPular PAUSE TAVI Sep 03, 2024
Afib Ablation Delivers in First Sham-Controlled Study More conclusive evidence for benefits on Afib burden, QoL Sep 02, 2024
DOAC Monotherapy Bests Dual Antithrombotic Therapy for Afib Plus Coronary Disease Bleeding reduced -- without risk of ischemic events -- versus dual antithrombotic in Korean trial Sep 01, 2024
Stopping Beta-Blockers Did Not Go as Planned for Long-Time Users No benefit to beta-blocker interruption among MI survivors using them for secondary prevention Aug 30, 2024
Marked Cognitive Decline in Husbands After a Spouse's CVD Event? Researchers suggest various explanations for provocative finding Aug 26, 2024
Why Spicy Foods Appeal; Congressman Has Mild Stroke; Indian Doctors on Strike Health news and commentary gathered by staff Aug 14, 2024
EVT on Large Core Strokes: Sobering Results for the Oldest Old Successful reperfusion associated with good functional outcomes regardless of age Aug 12, 2024
Clues for Smarter Rhythm Monitoring After Cardiac Surgery? Predictors of POAF burden, late-occurring POAF identified in prospective study Aug 08, 2024
Avoiding Neuropathy From Chemo; Predictive Value of Screening EKGs Also in TTHealthWatch: OUD medication use, and heart disease trends in the U.K. Jul 06, 2024 podcast
Preventing Surgical-Site Infections; Drugs Go Head to Head for Ischemic Stroke Also in TTHealthWatch: managing obesity in children and adolescents Jun 22, 2024 podcast
Is Cholesterol Denialism Pseudoscience or Appropriate Medical Care? Calling an end to debate rarely serves the advancement of knowledge Jun 20, 2024
Late-Window Tenecteplase for Stroke Works When Thrombectomy's Out of the Question TRACE-III trial finds benefit for lytic given up to 24 hours after stroke onset Jun 14, 2024
Sugar Substitute Linked to Heart, Thrombotic Risk Series of experiments sends a "serious warning signal" Jun 07, 2024
Most Heart Disease Deaths Still Occur in Cold Weather, but Heat Is a Growing Problem Rising mortality burden from high ambient temperatures around the world Jun 03, 2024
Congressman's Stroke; Warning on Bear Meat Consumption; Paralysis via Grand Piano Health news and commentary gathered by staff May 24, 2024
Brain Risks Drop When Diet Includes More Minimally Processed Foods Higher intake of ultra-processed foods upped the incidence of cognitive impairment or stroke May 22, 2024
Prehospital Hypertension Control No Help in Unselected Acute Stroke Chinese trial suggests benefit for one stroke subtype but may need replication May 16, 2024
Andexanet Shows Efficacy in Acute ICH With Factor Xa Inhibitors But patients treated with andexanet had more thrombotic events than usual care May 15, 2024
Mortality in U.S. Youth; Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Also in TTHealthWatch: updated breast cancer screening guidelines May 11, 2024 podcast
Thrombectomy Led to Fewer Deaths in Patients With Acute Stroke and a Large Infarct LASTE trial builds on previous evidence favoring thrombectomy even in high-risk cases May 08, 2024
CDC: Premature Mortality for Top Causes of Death Higher in Rural Areas Death rate vs urban areas continues to widen for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and stroke Apr 30, 2024
Age-Related Somatic Mutations Implicated in Cardiovascular Death Clonal hematopoiesis a red flag for people with asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis Apr 29, 2024
Neurotechnology Development Must Be Slow and Steady The burgeoning field holds both promise and risks Apr 22, 2024
Only One Harm From mRNA COVID Vaccines, Report Determines Independent reviewers reject causal links to infertility, myocardial infarction, stroke Apr 16, 2024
Early Minimally Invasive Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Shows Benefit Outcomes appeared to be driven by lobar hemorrhage Apr 10, 2024
After Lariat LAA Ligater Disappoints in aMAZE, Is a Path Ahead Still Possible? Adjunctive LAA ligation did not help efficacy of catheter pulmonary vein isolation Apr 02, 2024
Most Post-Stroke Depression Strikes Within 5 Years Cumulative depression incidence was about 60%, long-term study shows Mar 27, 2024
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Surgery; Bird Flu in U.S. Milk; Light Pollution and Strokes Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 26, 2024
Most Popular DOAC Holds Its Own Against Edoxaban in Those Age 80 and Up Apixaban associated with fewer bleeds in observational cohort study Mar 22, 2024
Graphic Images on Cigarettes of Smoking's Harm Are Constitutional, Court Rules Partial victory for federal regulators seeking to toughen warning labels Mar 22, 2024
Medicare to Cover Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy for Certain Patients News comes in the wake of FDA approval to reduce risk of heart attacks, stroke Mar 21, 2024
Early Stroke Scare With Bivalent COVID Vaccines Unsupported by Large Study Low absolute risk emerged for flu vaccines, however Mar 19, 2024
DAPT Maintains Early Neurologic Function in Mild-Moderate Stroke Do benefits of clopidogrel-aspirin apply when going up a notch in stroke severity? Mar 13, 2024
Deaths Due to Alcohol Use; Steps for the Sedentary Also in TTHealthWatch: microplastics in arteries, and worldwide obesity and diabetes risk Mar 09, 2024 podcast
CVD Risks Tied to Teeny-Tiny Plastics Lodged in Atherosclerotic Plaque And the prevalence of microplastics and nanoplastics is only increasing Mar 06, 2024
Afib Might Be a Not-So-Pleasant Aftertaste of Sweetened Beverages Atrial fibrillation risk associated with drinks made with added sugar or artificial sweetener Mar 05, 2024
