Some patients with an acute large-vessel ischemic stroke who already show a large-core infarct at early imaging can still benefit from thrombectomy, especially if the procedure successfully restores ...

There is evidence that chronic inflammation may promote atherosclerotic disease. We tested the hypothesis that acute infection and vaccination increase the short-term risk of vascular events. We ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A prospective study of community-dwelling older adults demonstrated an independent relationship between silent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Infarct volume and hyperglycemia were associated with increased neurological disability in children with ...

Current treatment of acute stroke focuses on administration of lytic medications and endovascular techniques meant to restore blood flow quickly in order to decrease the volume of irreversible tissue ...

Sotagliflozin, a dual SGLT1/2 inhibitor, shows benefit specifically for reducing myocardial infarction and stroke risks. Among patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) at ...

Headache is infrequent in acute lacunar infarction, but it might nevertheless have important clinical implications. Arboix et al. investigated whether the site of infarct affects the incidence of ...

Can you have a stroke and not know it? Unfortunately, yes. It is a phenomenon called a silent stroke or, more formally, a silent cerebral infarction. Investigators at the University of Alabama at ...

In patients with acute stroke and a large infarct of unrestricted size, thrombectomy and medical care led to better functional outcomes and lower mortality compared with medical care alone, the ...

Herpes zoster (also called 'shingles') is linked to a transient increased risk of stroke and myocardial infarction in the months following initial zoster diagnosis, according to a new study. Herpes ...

Background: Rates of death from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases have been steadily declining over the past few decades. Whether such declines are occurring to a similar degree for common ...