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
Trader Joe's 60,000-Pound Recall; Will Shortz's Stroke; Oregon Recriminalizing Drugs Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51³ÉÈ˶¯Âþ staff Mar 04, 2024
What to Know About the Factor XIa Inhibitors on the Horizon Graeme Hankey, MBBS, MD, delves into the potential to uncouple bleeding and thrombotic risk Feb 27, 2024 podcast
Even Modest Lp(a) Elevations Bode Poorly for Cardiovascular Health Researchers estimate thresholds for risky Lp(a) in primary, secondary prevention cohorts Feb 26, 2024
Transient Left-Sided Weakness, Facial Palsy in Middle-Age Man Timely recognition of this rare phenomenon considered crucial to prevent recurrent stroke Feb 20, 2024
Sublingual Acute Stroke Neuroprotectant Dazzles in Phase III Trial Experts raise concerns about analysis and reporting in Chinese study Feb 20, 2024
Reversing Anticoagulation in Hemorrhagic Stroke; E-Cigs for Smoking Cessation Also in TTHealthWatch: an online program for long COVID Feb 17, 2024 podcast
Large-Core Strokes Do Better Long-Term With Thrombectomy SELECT2 trial's 1-year results show continued benefits for patients with slower recovery Feb 13, 2024
Embolization Proves Its Mettle for Subdural Hematoma Landmark trials establish a new standard of care, experts say Feb 11, 2024
After Cervical Artery Dissection, Early Anticoagulant Might Be Better Large observational study might not deliver definitive answers but hints at a better strategy Feb 10, 2024
Late Tenecteplase Not Beneficial for Stroke Patients With LVOs Lytic at least appeared safe in a selected population with many undergoing thrombectomy Feb 09, 2024
AI-Based Decision Support Boosts Post-Stroke Prevention Trial from China shows potential of AI guidance for stroke care Feb 09, 2024
Tirofiban a Better Option for Ischemic Stroke When Lytics and Thrombectomy Aren't? TREND trial compares acute antiplatelet monotherapies Feb 09, 2024
Radial Access a Toss Up for Stroke Thrombectomy Small single-center trial suggests time delays will be a critical hurdle Feb 08, 2024
Fast Stroke Thrombolysis Boosts Impact of Thrombectomy Pooled trial analysis finally provides the evidence for combination approach Feb 08, 2024
Adjunctive Thrombolysis Doesn't Boost tPA Benefits Phase III trial is the "disappointing end of a long journey" Feb 08, 2024
Corticosteroid Still Doesn't Help After Stroke in the Thrombectomy Era MARVEL trial tries adjunctive therapy again with new circumstances but gets the same old answer Feb 08, 2024
Before Stroke Thrombectomy, Keep the Bed Flat, Trial Says Tilting the head of the bed up during early window in large vessel occlusion hurts outcomes Feb 07, 2024
Anticoagulant Falls Short for Secondary Stroke Prevention in Atrial Cardiopathy Can atrial cardiopathy really be the cause of some cryptogenic strokes? Feb 07, 2024
Afib Detected After Stroke: Link to Recurrent Events Questioned ICM-flagged Afib not tied to repeat stroke in an already fairly anticoagulated population Jan 22, 2024
Allogeneic Stem Cell Therapy Falls Short on Stroke Outcomes Hints at improvement for younger patients, those with larger infarct size Jan 17, 2024
Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Shows Benefit for Progressing Stroke Urgent anticoagulation with argatroban shows no bleeding downside in EASE trial Jan 09, 2024
Oral Factor XIa Inhibitor Disappoints for Secondary Stroke Prevention Milvexian did not reduce strokes or covert brain infarcts in AXIOMATIC-SSP Dec 28, 2023
DAPT Stays Helpful for Minor Stroke Even With Later Presentation, Worse Symptoms But a signal of excess bleeding is noted in the INSPIRES trial Dec 27, 2023
Afib Guidelines Add New Stages, Upgrade Catheter Ablation Specific lifestyle measures also recommended Nov 30, 2023
Alteplase Not Harmful in NOAC Users, Even in a More Bleeding-Prone Cohort No excess brain bleeds in an Asian population receiving lytic therapy for stroke Nov 20, 2023
DOAC Cuts Stroke Risk From Subclinical Afib But whether the small absolute gain shown in ARTESiA is worth the bleeds is another question Nov 12, 2023
Antihypertensives Do Not Detract From the BP Reduction of a Low-Sodium Diet Dietary change produces clinically relevant BP changes within a week Nov 12, 2023
And for Wegovy's Next Trick, Full-Blown Cardiovascular Benefit Outside Diabetes Established weight loss and diabetes drug may extend reach to millions more Nov 11, 2023
Seek and Ye Shall Find Afib in Stroke Survivors Neuro-cardiac collaboration can make a big difference post-stroke Nov 08, 2023
Pulsed Field Ablation May Bridge Gender Gap in AF Ablation Effectiveness, safety similar between sexes in Europe's early Farapulse experience Nov 01, 2023
Retinal Artery Occlusion Tied to Higher Risks of Death, Vascular Events Risk appeared at 2 weeks and remained at 1 year and beyond Oct 26, 2023
Amulet vs Watchman Comparison Still Muddy Any Which Way LAA Leaks Are Defined The two devices continue to lead to similar clinical outcomes Oct 24, 2023
Blood Thinners Not a Firm Contraindication for tPA, Study Finds Intracranial hemorrhage rate did not differ regardless of use of antiplatelet or anticoagulants Oct 13, 2023
