Tag: stroke

TCT 2024: New analysis shows difference in rates of stroke among US and non-US cohorts of PROTECTED TAVR trial

New analysis of the PROTECTED TAVR trial has shown a reduction in stroke within the US portion o...

Investigators find small reduction in disabling stroke from embolic protection device use

Analysis of data from the TVT registry, looking at the impact of cerebral embolic protection dev...

Black patients nearly 50% less likely to receive revascularisation for PAD

A new study from Keck Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC; Los Angeles, USA) ...

New study elucidates exact location of atherosclerotic plaque ruptures in carotid arteries

While the exact location of atherosclerotic plaque ruptures—a common cause of myocardial infarction ...

ADVERTORIAL: Keeping stroke at bay for patients undergoing TAVI

This advertorial is sponsored by Boston Scientific Stroke—particularly disabling stroke—is among ...

Talking therapy associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease

Effective management of depression through psychological therapy is associated with a lower likeliho...
cardiovascular disease

Increased air pollution associated with a rise in deaths from cardiovascular disease

Deaths from cardiovascular disease are elevated on polluted days and for two days afterwards, accord...

ADVERTORIAL: “No stroke is innocent”: Why stroke matters for TAVI patients

This advertorial is sponsored by Boston Scientific Today there are more than 75,000 transcatheter...

Death due to cardiovascular disease more likely among Black adults born in the USA

Black adults born in the USA had a higher rate of death from cardiovascular diseases and all cau...
Vesalio

Vesalio initiates clinical study evaluating enVast thrombectomy system in patients with STEMI

Vesalio recently announced the start of enrolment in its NATURE study using enVast, the company’s fi...
stroke risk factors

ESOC 2021: Non-traditional risk factors for heart attack and stroke rising more steeply in women

Work stress, sleep disorders, and fatigue—which are regarded as non-traditional risk factors for hea...

New guideline: ASA no longer recommended to prevent first stroke, heart disease

A new Heart & Stroke guideline published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal does ...

TriGUARD 3 given CE mark for embolic protection during TAVI

European CE mark has been awarded to the TriGUARD 3 cerebral embolic protection (CEP) device fro...

Left atrial appendage closure associated with a decreased stroke risk in AF patients

Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) via implanted device was associated with a decreased risk o...

Medtronic enters into AI partnership for stroke care

Medtronic has entered into a partnership agreement with Viz.ai to accelerate the adoption of art...

Women with idiopathic intracranial hypertension at twice the risk of cardiovascular disease

Women who suffer from idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) have twice the risk of heart co...

New Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science established

The Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, an alliance between academia and the NHS, was e...

Carotid disease is not a risk factor for stroke or death in TAVI patients

A new study, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, shows that one fifth of pat...

Shingles associated with stroke and heart attack

Contracting shingles, a reactivation of the chickenpox virus, increases a person’s risk of strok...

US FDA clears Stroke2prevent’s A-View balloon catheter

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Stroke2prevent’s A-view device for commerciali...

Medtronic ENDURANCE Supplemental trial of HVAD fails to meet primary endpoint

Medtronic’s ENDURANCE Supplemental trial of the company’s HVAD ventricular assist device has fai...

Insomnia associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke

Insomnia is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new research pub...

ACC 2017: TAVI Linked with bleeding in the brain and neurological impairment

Of 84 older patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantationt (TAVI), nearly a quarte...

Innovative Cardiovascular Solutions announces successful first use of its Emblok embolic protection system

  Innovative Cardiovascular Solutions has announced the successful first European clinic...

New guidelines released to improve stroke reporting following cardiac procedures

In response to a growing body of evidence of the existence of "covert" brain injury to patients ...

Northwestern Memorial Hospital ranked best in USA for heart attack, stroke and heart failure survival

Northwestern Memorial Hospital has been ranked best in the USA for survival of patients suffering he...

“Keep it fast and simple” to avoid periprocedural stroke after TAVI

At PCR London Valves (18–20 September, London, UK), Holger Eggebrecht (Cardioangiological Center...

St Jude Medical launches trial of Amplatzer Amulet left atrial appendage occluder

The St Jude Medical Amplatzer Amulet Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) trial, which will ev...

ESC 2016: Low socioeconomic status associated with higher risk of second heart attack or stroke

Low socioeconomic status has been associated with a higher risk of a second heart attack or stro...