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Public housing smoking ban can reduce heart attacks and strokes

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A paper, "Evaluation of Federally Mandated Smoke-Free Housing Policy and Health Outcomes Among Adults Over the Age of 50 in Low-Income, Public Housing in New York City, 2015-2022," published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research finds that a 2018 U.S.

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Abstract 278: Patterns of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Stroke Before and After the 2015 Pivotal Trials:5 Years Follow?up

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Volume 3, Issue S2 , November 1, 2023. IntroductionThe 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines recommended mechanical thrombectomy with stent‐retriever devices. ICD‐9 and ICD‐10 codes identified Ischemic stroke and mechanical thrombectomy patients.

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Atherothrombotic Outcomes After Sodium‐Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors Versus Dipeptidyl Peptidase‐4 Inhibitors in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Territory‐Wide Retrospective Cohort Study

Journal of the American Heart Association

The primary outcome was atherothrombotic major adverse cardiovascular events as a composite outcome of cardiovascular mortality, nonfatal stroke, and nonfatal myocardial infarction. Patients were propensity matched in a 1:1 ratio using a caliper distance of 0.2 without replacement.

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Socioeconomic status as a predictor of post-operative mortality and outcomes in carotid artery stenting vs. carotid endarterectomy

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background The association between low socioeconomic status (SES) and worse surgical outcomes has become an emerging area of interest. Literature has demonstrated that carotid artery stenting (CAS) poses greater risk of postoperative complications, particularly stroke, than carotid endarterectomy (CEA). 2.30); p  = 0.68].

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Nationwide Trends in Reperfusion Therapy and Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke According to Severity: The Japan Stroke Data Bank

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Volume 3, Issue 6 , November 1, 2023. BackgroundIt is unclear whether all patient subgroups with acute ischemic stroke have benefited from advances in reperfusion therapy. Secular changes were assessed per 5‐year cohorts (2000–2005, 2006–2010, 2011–2015, 2016–2020). to 29.8%.

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Influence of Comorbidity on Endovascular Thrombectomy Outcomes for Medium‐Vessel Occlusion Stroke: A Nationwide Prospective Observational Study

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUNDComorbidity burden may affect the outcome following endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for mediumvessel occlusions. The primary outcome was a favorable outcome (modified Rankin Scale 02) at 90 days after EVT in relation to comorbidity burden.

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Abstract WP164: Social Determinants of Health and Functional and Psychological Outcomes After Hemorrhagic Stroke

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP164-AWP164, February 1, 2024. Introduction:Patients who have had hemorrhagic strokes experience psychological and functional deficits after hospital discharge. Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) can also impact outcomes.