The influence of COVID-19 pandemic on secondary prevention in non-COVID patients with cardioembolic stroke by Lučić-Prokin Aleksandra L., Bogdanović Milan M., Pustahija Tatjana L., Stamenković Marija S.

“…It is crucial to carefully evaluate the possible causes of any ischemic stroke, anticoagulant therapy with direct oral anticoagulants is the mainstay of NVAF management of CS stroke with the dominance of apixaban and bridging therapy. …”
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Acute Stroke in northern Portugal: outcomes and characteristics of patients in a Medical-Surgical Emergency Department by Sandra Domingues, Tiago Barros, João Correia, Arlindo Cruz, Nuno Araújo, Liliana Silva

“…Results: Stroke Pathway activations increased from 0.28% in 2019 to 0.31% in 2023 (p<0.05). Ischemic stroke was most common (64.8%, 95% CI: 62.1-67.4%). …”
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Exosomes Derived from CXCR4-Overexpressing BMSC Promoted Activation of Microvascular Endothelial Cells in Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Xutong Li, Ye Zhang, Yong Wang, Dan Zhao, Chengcheng Sun, Shaoting Zhou, Dongsheng Xu, Jing Zhao

“…Background. Ischemic stroke is a severe acute cerebrovascular disease which can be improved with neuroprotective therapies at an early stage. …”
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Predictors of a Good Outcome after Endovascular Stroke Treatment with Stent Retrievers by Ozcan Ozdemir, Semih Giray, Zulfikar Arlier, Demet Funda Baş, Yusuf Inanc, Ertugrul Colak

“…From January 2011 to 2014, 70 consecutive patients with an acute ischemic stroke underwent EVT with stent retrievers. The absence of a medical history of diabetes was associated with good outcomes. …”
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Natural product virtual-interact-phenotypic target characterization: A novel approach demonstrated with Salvia miltiorrhiza extract by Rui Xu, Hengyuan Yu, Yichen Wang, Boyu Li, Yong Chen, Xuesong Liu, Tengfei Xu

“…Salvia miltiorrhiza (SM), a herb with recognized therapeutic potential against ischemic stroke (IS), was used to illustrate the workflow. …”
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Quantitative evaluation method of stroke association based on multidimensional gait parameters by using machine learning by Cheng Wang, Cheng Wang, Cheng Wang, Zhou Long, Zhou Long, Xiang-Dong Wang, Xiang-Dong Wang, You-Qi Kong, Li-Chun Zhou, Wei-Hua Jia, Pei Li, Jing Wang, Xiao-Juan Wang, Tian Tian

“…The purpose of the study is to present a quantitative evaluation method of stroke association based on multi-dimensional gait parameters by using machine learning.Methods39 ischemic stroke patients with hemiplegia were selected as the stroke group and 187 healthy adults from the community as the control group. …”
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Preservation of Bilateral Corticospinal Projections from Injured Hemisphere After Perinatal Stroke by Cameron P. Casey, Ellen N. Sutter, Alina Grimaldo, Kellie M. Collins, Jose Guerrero-Gonzalez, Ryan M. McAdams, Douglas C. Dean, Bernadette T. Gillick

“…In this case report, we examine the longitudinal neuromotor development of a term infant following a significant loss of right-hemispheric brain tissue due to a unilateral ischemic stroke. Our analysis focuses on the integrity and development of the corticospinal tract (CST) from the lesioned hemisphere. …”
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Combined Therapy of Catheter Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Case-Control Study by Bin-Feng Mo, Jian Sun, Peng-Pai Zhang, Wei Li, Mu Chen, Jia-Li Yuan, Yi Yu, Qun-Shan Wang, Yi-Gang Li

“…At the end of follow-up, ischemic stroke and bleeding events of the combined group were low (3.9%) and were comparable with those of the CA-only group (5.3%) and the LAAC-only group (2.6%). …”
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Potential Interaction of Pinocembrin with Drug Transporters and Hepatic Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes by Sirima Sangkapat, Rattiporn Boonnop, Jeerawat Pimta, Napason Chabang, Bodee Nutho, Promsuk Jutabha, Sunhapas Soodvilai

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Pinocembrin is a promising drug candidate for treating ischemic stroke. The interaction of pinocembrin with drug transporters and drug-metabolizing enzymes is not fully revealed. …”
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Epidemiological characteristics of stroke incidence from 2017 to 2022 in Songjiang District, Shanghai by SU Xuyan, WANG Yuzhuo, WU Yiling, HE Jingyi, YANG Peng, LANG Dongchen, JIANG Yonggen, ZHAO Genming, ZHENG Yang

“…The newly reported stroke was dominated by ischemic stroke, accounting for 82.81% of the total cases, with a crude incidence rate of 269.77/105 and a standardized rate of 103.84/105. …”
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Perbedaan Rerata Kadar Gula Darah pada Luaran Stroke Iskemik Berdasarkan Indeks Barthel by Muhammad Iqbal, Meiti Frida, Rismawati Yaswir

“…The result of bivariate analysis using Anova test showed there is no significant difference average of blood glucose level between totally dependent, severely dependent, and moderately dependent stroke of acute phase of ischemic stroke with use Barthel Index (BI) with p value = 0,862 (p&gt;0,05)<br />Keywords: blood glucose level, outcome, Barthel Index</p>…”
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Changes in Phenylacetylglutamine Levels Provide Add-On Value in Risk Stratification of Hypertensive Patients: A Longitudinal Cohort Study by Xuan Xu, Lixin Jia, Bokang Qiao, Yanyan Gong, Shan Gao, Yuan Wang, Jie Du

“…After follow-up, the Kaplan–Meier curve and the Cox regression model were utilized to determine the correlation between PAGln and MACEs (death, non-fatal ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke, non-fatal acute coronary syndrome and unplanned revascularization). …”
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Physical activity, fatigue severity, and health-related quality of life of community-dwelling stroke survivors: a cross-sectional study by Marufat Oluyemisi Odetunde, Ayomide Felix Makinde, Olamide Mary Jimoh, Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada, Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu, Francis Fatoye

“…The majority were females (52.9%), had ischemic stroke (72%), and with right-side weakness (54%) of over 6 months (80%). …”
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Impact in Clinical Practice of the European Medicines Agency Health Alert About the Restriction of the Use of JAK Inhibitors by Elisabet Castañeda-Estévez, Cristina Vergara-Dangond, Martina Steiner, Maria Beatriz Paredes-Romero, Ana Esteban-Vázquez, Tatiana Cobo-Ibañez, Laura Trives-Folguera, Maria Liz Romero-Bogado, Isabel De La Cámara-Fernández, Patricia Richi-Alberti, Ana Acosta-Alfaro, Iría De la Osa-Subtil, Santiago Muñoz-Fernández

“…Deep vein thrombosis and haemorrhagic stroke each occurred in 1% of patients, with no cases of ischemic stroke or ischemic heart disease. When the health alert was published, 75 patients were on treatment with JAKi, and 33 met the alert criteria. …”
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Association of Time in Target Range of Resting Heart Rate With Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Jianmei Zheng, Cen Chen, Zhongcai Fan, Qiang Ye, Yi Zhong, Jinsong Li, Hao Huang, Jianping Deng, Jinghong Zhao, Tinglin Xiong, Wenjie Tian, Xuemei Zhang

“…MACE was defined as a composite of cardiac death, nonfatal recurrent myocardial infarction, ischemic-driven revascularization, and ischemic stroke. The association between TTR-HR and cardiovascular outcomes was assessed using Cox regression model. …”
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Ventricular assist device implantation in children with a mechanical valve: An ACTION registry analysis by Sabena F. Hussain, MD, MSc, Elyse Miller, MD, Othman Aljohani, MBBS, MPH, Scott Auerbach, MD, David Bearl, MD, Victor Benvenuto, MD, Erica Bonura, MD, Richard L. Crawford, Anna Joong, MD, Jameson Dyal, MD, Christina Hartje-Dunn, MD, Sujit Jana, MD, Sonia Kaushal, MD, Melanie Lynn, MD, Joseph Spinner, MD, Laura Radel, MD, Alexander Raskin, MD, Diana Torpoco-Rivera, MD, Sarah J. Wilkens, MD, MPH, Chet R. Villa, MD

“…There was no difference in survival (p = 0.4) or ischemic stroke frequency (11% vs 13%, p = 1) between patients with mechV and non-mechV. …”
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Development and Validation of a Nomogram for Predicting Long-Term Net Adverse Clinical Events in High Bleeding Risk Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Junyan Zhang, Zhongxiu Chen, Ran Liu, Yuxiao Li, Hongsen Zhao, Yanning Li, Minggang Zhou, Hua Wang, Chen Li, Li Rao, Yong He

“…The outcome of the NACEs is defined as a composite endpoint that includes death, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) grade 3–5 major bleeding. …”
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Chronic Mild Hyperglycemia in GCK-MODY Patients Does Not Increase Carotid Intima-Media Thickness by Stepanka Pruhova, Petra Dusatkova, Pavel J. Kraml, Michal Kulich, Zdena Prochazkova, Jan Broz, Jaroslav Zikmund, Ondrej Cinek, Michal Andel, Oluf Pedersen, Torben Hansen, Jan Lebl

“…The frequency of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke did not differ between groups. Conclusion. …”
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Predictors of Unfavorable Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Concomitant Heart Failure with Different Ejection Fractions: RIF-CHF Register One-Year Follow-Up by Igor Zhirov, Natalia Safronova, Yulia Osmolovskaya, Alina Alshevskaya, Andrey Moskalev, Sergey Tereshchenko

“…Reduced ejection fraction was associated with the increased risk of cardiovascular mortality (15.5% vs. 5.4% in other patient groups, p<0.001) rather than ischemic stroke (2.4% vs. 3%, p=0.776). Patients with AF + HFpEF had lower risk to achieve the combination point (stroke + IM + CV death) as compared to patients with AF + HFmrEF and AF + HFrEF (12.7% vs. 22% and 25.5%, p<0.001). …”
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Prognostic utility of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) levels for cardiovascular events in patients with stable coronary artery disease treated with percutaneous c... by Ting-Yu Lin, Hsin-Bang Leu, Yen-Wen Wu, Wei-Kung Tseng, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Hung-I Yeh, Kuan-Cheng Chang, Ji-Hung Wang, Wei-Hsian Yin, Chau-Chung Wu, Chun-Yao Huang, Shing-Jong Lin, Chien-Yi Hsu, Jaw-Wen Chen

“…The primary outcome was the occurrence of MACE (cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and ischemic stroke). The secondary outcome was a composite of cardiovascular events (cardiovascular death, nonfatal MI, nonfatal stroke, and hospitalization for heart failure). …”
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