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Elevated blood pressure a red flag for stroke, bleeding in seniors with nonvalvular AF
A systolic blood pressure (BP) of at least 145 mm Hg appears to be a strong predictor of stroke, stroke/systemic embolic events (SEE), major bleeding, and intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) in older patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study.
Elevated blood pressure a red flag for stroke, bleeding in seniors with nonvalvular AF
16 Nov 2022
PTSD may increase risk of cardiovascular diseases
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appears to share a genetic risk with cardiovascular disease (CVD), indicating that PTSD is a factor that contributes to the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) and hypertension, reveals a study.
PTSD may increase risk of cardiovascular diseases
16 Nov 2022
Intensive BP-lowering a no-go after reperfusion in ischaemic stroke
An intensive blood pressure target (<120 mm Hg) should be avoided in patients who have undergone endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) for large-vessel occlusion (LVO), results of the phase III ENCHANTED2/MT* trial showed.
Intensive BP-lowering a no-go after reperfusion in ischaemic stroke
14 Nov 2022
Prasugrel on par with clopidogrel in reducing stroke recurrence in thrombotic stroke patients
In thrombotic stroke patients at high risk of ischaemic stroke recurrence, prasugrel was as effective as clopidogrel in reducing the composite incidence of ischaemic stroke, MI, and death from other vascular causes, the phase III PRASTRO-III study has shown.
