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2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Circulation, Ahead of Print.

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Alteplase for Posterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke at 4.5 to 24 Hours

The New England Journal of Medicine

In patients with posterior circulation stroke for whom thrombectomy was not planned, alteplase administered 4.5 to 24 hours after stroke onset resulted in less disability at 90 days than standard treatment.

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Alteplase increases frequency of functional independence after posterior circulation stroke

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

For patients with mainly mild posterior circulation ischemic stroke who do not receive thrombectomy, alteplase administered at 4.5

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Patent Foramen Ovale Closure in Patients With and Without Nickel Hypersensitivity: A Randomized Trial

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print. No significant differences were observed in documented arrhythmias, bleeding, or stroke. Background:Nickel-containing devices, such as the Amplatzer PFO Occluder and Gore Cardioform Septal Occluder (GSO), are used for transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure.

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Blood platelet score detects previously unmeasured risk of heart attack and stroke

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Platelets are circulating cell fragments known to clump up and form blood clots that stop bleeding in injured vessels.

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New mechanisms in the development of stroke discovered

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A group of researchers from the University of Tartu and international scientists discovered new mechanisms of how stroke occurs by studying changes in mouse and human cells.

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Abstract WP167: Posterior Circulation Stroke is Associated with Increased Risk of Misdiagnosis as Compared to Anterior Circulation Stroke in a Multistate Cohort

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP167-AWP167, February 1, 2025. Background:Small studies have found that patients presenting with posterior circulation ischemic strokes are more likely than patients with anterior circulation strokes to suffer a missed or delayed diagnosis in the ED.