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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Missed Cause in Stroke Prevention Guidelines

Stroke Journal

The 2024 Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke, recently updated by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association, serve as an essential resource for clinicians aiming to reduce the growing impact of cerebrovascular disease.

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Abstract 017: Rapid Progression Of Microhemorrhage In A Patient With An Atypical CADASIL Variant

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

He had a documented history of transient‐ischemic attack and was noted to have undergone progressive cognitive decline.

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Prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension and contributing factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundUncontrolled hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. The presence of diabetes mellitus showed the highest impact (pooled odds ratio: 5.19; CI: 1.41–19.11) The prevalence of HTN in the Ethiopian adult population is almost 20%.This 19.11) for uncontrolled HTN.

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Propensity score analysis of red cell distribution width to serum calcium ratio in acute myocardial infarction as a predictor of in-hospital mortality

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Results A total of 4,105 ICU-admitted AMI patients were analyzed. The optimal cut-off value of the RCR for in-hospital mortality was 1.685.

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Abstract TMP107: Midlife Vascular Risk Factors are Associated with Late-life Depression in the ARIC Study

Stroke Journal

Objective:Late-life vascular health and cerebrovascular disease have been identified as potential risk factors for late-life depression (LLD). 2.12), diabetes (1.41, 95% CI: 1.00-1.98), 1.98), hypertension (OR: 1.29, 95% CI: 1.02-1.61), Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP107-ATMP107, February 1, 2025.

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Abstract WMP108: Association of Circulating Markers of Inflammation to Baseline and Progression of Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness

Stroke Journal

Multivariable linear regression was used to assess the association between circulating markers of inflammation with internal carotid artery (ICA) CIMT.