Stroke News

Elevated troponin I measured by a high-sensitivity assay correlated to risk for various CV outcomes and all-cause mortality, independent of traditional risk factors, according to findings published in Circulation.

In a new analysis of the ENDURANCE and ENDURANCE Supplemental trials of patients with advanced HF requiring a left ventricular assist device as destination therapy, stroke severity significantly affected mortality and BP control reduced stroke and stroke mortality risk.

Sanofi and Regeneron announced that alirocumab has been approved to reduce the risk for MI, unstable angina requiring hospitalization and stroke in patients with established CVD.

In a meta-analysis of real-world nonrandomized studies, direct oral anticoagulants were as safe and effective as vitamin K antagonists — and often more so — in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.

Among women at normal CVD risk, long-term exposure to antibiotics in middle and older adulthood was associated with increased risk for future CVD events, researchers reported.

Osteoporosis screening and treatment was infrequently performed in patients with recent stroke, according to a study published in Stroke.

Women with LDL levels below 70 mg/dL and low triglyceride levels had increased risk for hemorrhagic stroke, according to a study published in Neurology.

The novel antiplatelet agent ACT017 confers reduced risk for bleeding and may be a safe and effective alternative for patients with stroke, according to early findings published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.

A slight reduction in absolute smoking prevalence in the United States would result in “substantial” Medicaid savings the following year, according to findings recently published in JAMA Network Open.

Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, tocilizumab was associated with a decreased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events, compared with TNF inhibitors, whereas conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs may be linked with an increased risk, according to recent data in Arthritis Care & Research.