More than 4 decades of research has clearly demonstrated that social isolation and loneliness carry cardiovascular risks, a new American Heart Association scientific statement concludes.
An advisory from the American Academy of Neurology on preventing recurrent stroke in symptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis recommends antiplatelets and statins but advises against stenting.
Although dual antiplatelet therapy using cilostazol is associated with a lower risk of recurrent stroke in men, it has no significant benefit for women, a sub-analysis of CSPS.com results suggests.
A retrospective analysis suggests that recent NOAC use is not associated with increased risk for symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after treatment with IV alteplase for acute ischemic stroke.