CDC: October 25, 2013 Approximately 795,000 strokes occur each year in the United States. A leading cause of disability, stroke occurs among all age groups, including newborns, children, young adults, and older adults (1), and will affect one in six persons worldwide during their lifetimes (2–4). This year’s theme for World Stroke Day, October 29, […]
STROKEAHA: October 24, 2013 Background and Purpose—Black Americans and residents of the Southeastern United States are at increased risk of stroke. Diet is one of many potential factors proposed that might explain these racial and regional disparities. Methods—Between 2003 and 2007, the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort study enrolled 30 239 […]
The Lancet Global Health: 10/24/13 Background The burden of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke varies between regions and over time. With differences in prognosis, prevalence of risk factors, and treatment strategies, knowledge of stroke pathological type is important for targeted region-specific health-care planning for stroke and could inform priorities for type-specific prevention strategies. We used data from […]
Wiley: OCT 23, 2013 Background The risk of stroke is high in men among both Asian and non-Asian populations, despite differences in risk factor profiles; whether risk factors act similarly in these populations is unknown. Aim To study the associations between five major risk factors and stroke risk, comparing Asian with non-Asian men. Methods We obtained […]
STROKEAHA: September 12, 2013 One of the 2 key goals of the Healthy People 2010 statement, the guiding document for the United States Department of Health and Human Services, is to “eliminate health disparities among different segments of the population” by the year 2010.1 The US Congress has by law directed National Institutes of Health (NIH) to specifically define […]
STROKEAHA: October 17, 2013 Effect on Short-term and Long-term Outcomes Background and Purpose—Poststroke infections (PSIs) worsen the outcome in acute ischemic stroke, but the effect of preceding infection (PI) is controversial. Data on young patients are scarce. We characterized PI and PSI in young adults with first-ever stroke and studied whether they are associated with 3-month […]
STROKEAHA: October 17, 2013 Background and Purpose—The association between stroke and subsequent dementia or Alzheimer disease is well established. What is less understood is the extent to which this association is dependent on prestroke cognitive functioning. The study estimated the occurrence in poststroke dementia as a function of prestroke cognitive status and incident stroke. Methods—Study data […]
STROKEAHA: October 17, 2013 Background and Purpose—Compared with carotid endarterectomy (CEA), carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) is associated with a higher risk of procedural stroke or death especially in patients with symptomatic stenosis. However, after the perioperative period, risk is similar with both treatments, suggesting that CAS could be an acceptable option in selected patients. Methods—We […]
J Am Heart Assoc.: October 14, 2013 Background Hospital certification and recognition programs represent 2 independent but commonly used systems to distinguish hospitals, yet they have not been directly compared. This study assessed acute ischemic stroke quality of care measure conformity by hospitals receiving Primary Stroke Center (PSC) certification and those receiving the American Heart Association’s Get […]
Neurology: 10/9/13 Objective: To investigate whether cortical superficial siderosis (cSS) on MRI, especially if disseminated (involving more than 3 sulci), increases the risk of future symptomatic lobar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). Methods: European multicenter cohort study of 118 patients with CAA (104 with baseline symptomatic lobar ICH) diagnosed according to the Boston criteria. We […]
