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A blood test for stroke risk? Biomarker for risk of future cerebrovascular disease

Science Daily - Heart Disease

A simple blood test could allow doctors to determine whether a person may be at higher risk for stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, according to a new study.

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Study finds network of inflammatory molecules may act as biomarker for risk of future cerebrovascular disease

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A simple blood test could allow doctors to determine whether a person may be at higher risk for stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, according to a new UCLA Health study.

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Impact of Smokeless Oral Nicotine Products on Cardiovascular Disease: Implications for Policy, Prevention, and Treatment: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Smokeless oral nicotine products are addictive, and their use has potential adverse effects on some but not all biomarkers of cardiovascular risk. The use of some types of these products, for instance, is associated with an increased mortality risk in those with ischemic heart or cerebrovascular disease.

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Understanding the Relationship Between Cerebrovascular Disease and the Gut Microbiome

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Among other potential contributors to atheroma formation and cerebrovascular disease, the gut microbiome has become increasingly implicated as a mediator of vascular risk. Several of these toxic metabolites, including trimethylamine and trimethylamine Noxide, have been extensively studied in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.

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Impact of Sleep Disorders and Disturbed Sleep on Brain Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Stroke Journal

Accumulating evidence supports a link between sleep disorders, disturbed sleep, and adverse brain health, ranging from stroke to subclinical cerebrovascular disease to cognitive outcomes, including the development of Alzheimer disease and Alzheimer disease–related dementias. Stroke, Ahead of Print.

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Recent Advances in Understanding Peripheral and Gut Immune Cell-Mediated Salt-Sensitive Hypertension and Nephropathy

Hypertension Journal

Hypertension is the primary modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular, renal, and cerebrovascular diseases and is considered the main contributing factor to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Hypertension, Ahead of Print.

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Chromosome 10q24.32 Variants Associate With Brain Arterial Diameters in Diverse Populations: A Genome?Wide Association Study

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundBrain arterial diameters (BADs) are novel imaging biomarkers of cerebrovascular disease, cognitive decline, and dementia. Journal of the American Heart Association, Volume 12, Issue 23 , December 5, 2023.