ASA: Reversal Agent Cuts Severe Bleeding With Factor Xa Inhibitors
The reversal agent, andexanet alfa, effectively reduces life-threatening bleeding in patients treated with factor Xa inhibitors.
Stroke
History of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Linked to Increased Stroke Risk
The primary outcomes included all stroke and stroke before 60 years of age in women with and without a hypertensive disorders of pregnancy history.
Improving Pediatric Stroke Diagnosis: Filling the Gaps
Because of the relative rarity of stroke in children, many clinicians tend to presume that mimics are the cause of the symptoms.
Expanded Recall of Warfarin Level Monitoring Test Strips
Certain lots of Roche Diagnostics test strips should not be used with CoaguChek test meter devices to check levels of the blood thinner warfarin because patients may get inaccurate results and be at risk for serious injury or death.
Late-Stage Endovascular Therapy Linked to Quality of Life Improvements
Endovascular therapy compared with medical therapy alone was associated with superior outcomes in all quality of life domains.
MISTIE Hematoma Evacuation Improves Outcomes in Intracerebral Hemorrhage
The MISTIE procedure plus rtPA was associated with significantly decreased ICH volumes compared with the medical group.
Postpartum Stroke Risk Increased Among Women With Infection During Delivery
Women diagnosed with an infection during delivery were found to be at an increased risk for hospital readmission due to stroke.
Risk for Pregnancy-Related Stroke Higher in Black Women
For both delivery and postpartum stroke, black women were found to be at an increased risk compared with white women.
Treating Shingles Does Not Reduce Increased Risk for Stroke
The risk for stroke is significantly increased after the appearance of shingles, despite adequate antiviral therapy and administration of the shingles vaccine.
AHA: Nearly Half of US Adults Have Cardiovascular Disease
HealthDay News — The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is 48.0 percent in adults in the United States based on 2013 to 2016 data, according to a report published online Jan. 31 in Circulation. Emelia J. Benjamin, M.D., from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, and colleagues compiled up-to-date statistics relating to heart disease, stroke, and seven…
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