Association between major depressive disorder or depressive symptoms and the risk of vascular complications among patients with type 2 diabetes, and the mediating role of metabolic... by Guochen Li, Yongfu Yu, Chunqing Lin, Shichen Zheng, Hong Tu, Wanghong Xu

“…Cox proportional hazards models were performed to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of MDD and depressive symptoms with the risks of incident heart failure (HF); total and individual atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) including coronary artery disease (CAD), ischemic stroke (IS), and peripheral artery disease (PAD); total and individual microvascular complications of diabetic kidney disease (DKD), diabetic retinopathy (DR), and diabetic neuropathy (DN). …”
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Prolonged venous transit is associated with worse neurological recovery in successfully reperfused large vessel strokes by Janet Mei, Hamza Adel Salim, Dhairya A. Lakhani, Licia Luna, Aneri Balar, Mona Shahriari, Nathan Z. Hyson, Francis Deng, Adam A. Dmytriw, Adrien Guenego, Vaibhav Vagal, Victor C. Urrutia, Elisabeth B. Marsh, Hanzhang Lu, Risheng Xu, Rich Leigh, Dylan Wolman, Gaurang Shah, Benjamin Pulli, Kambiz Nael, Gregory W. Albers, Max Wintermark, Jeremy J. Heit, Tobias D. Faizy, Argye E. Hillis, Raf Llinas, Vivek Yedavalli

“…Abstract Objective Venous outflow (VO) impairment predicts unfavorable outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by large vessel occlusion (AIS‐LVO). …”
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Targeting and reprogramming microglial phagocytosis of neutrophils by ginsenoside Rg1 nanovesicles promotes stroke recovery by Kaichao Hu, Junrui Ye, Pinglong Fan, Ruifang Zheng, Shasha Wang, Ye Peng, Yuan Ruan, Xu Yan, Zhao Zhang, Shifeng Chu, Naihong Chen

“…This strategy highlights the potential of targeted reprogramming microglial cells to enhance their endogenous repair capabilities, offering a promising therapeutic avenue for ischemic stroke management.…”
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Early Brain Injury: A Common Mechanism in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Global Cerebral Ischemia by Mohammed Sabri, Elliot Lass, R. Loch Macdonald

“…In this paper, we highlight the importance of cerebral hypoperfusion and other mechanisms that occur in tandem in both pathologies and underline their possible roles in triggering brain injury after hemorrhagic or ischemic strokes.…”
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Risk of Stroke Associated with Temperature and PM2.5: Taiwan Stroke Registry-based Study by Fung-Chang Sung, Hei-Tung Yip, Cheng-Li Lin, Jiann-Shing Jeng, Jiunn-Tay Lee, Yu Sun, Cheng-Yu Wei, Po-Yen Yeh, Kuang-Hsi Chang, Shang-Yu Chien, Kai-Cheng Hsu, TSR team

“…The results revealed a higher incidence of ischemic strokes in February and a higher incidence of hemorrhagic strokes in January, both decreased to the lowest in July. …”
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CNS Vasculitis Associated with Waldenström Macroglobulinemia by Tanawan Riangwiwat, Chris Y. Wu, Alberto S. Santos-Ocampo, Randal J. Liu, Aaron M. McMurtray, Beau K. Nakamoto

“…We present a patient with WM who presented with multifocal acute cortical ischemic strokes and was found to have central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis. …”
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Non-Pharmacological Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: Managing the Left Atrial Appendage by Sushil Allen Luis, Damian Roper, Alexander Incani, Karl Poon, Haris Haqqani, Darren L. Walters

“…The most feared complication of AF is stroke, with the arrhythmia being responsible for up to 20% of all ischemic strokes. An important contributor to this increased risk of stroke is the left atrial appendage (LAA). …”
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To Use or Not to Use Metformin in Cerebral Ischemia: A Review of the Application of Metformin in Stroke Rodents by Isaac Arbeláez-Quintero, Mauricio Palacios

“…Ischemic strokes are major causes of death and disability. …”
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Spontaneous bilateral vertebral artery dissection complicated by hemodynamic posterior circulation stroke: A case report by Adam Sqalli Houssaini, MD, Sarah Lembarki, MD, Fatima Chait, MD, Mohamed Jiddane, PhD, Firdaous Touarsa, PhD

“…Bilateral vertebral artery dissections account for only 8% of all vertebral artery dissections and cause just 2% of all ischemic strokes. They can occur spontaneously, even without any triggering factor. …”
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Cryptogenic stroke in young patients and cannabis use: case presentation and literature review by A. Atkočiūnas, A. Jasionis, G. Lengvenis, R. Badaras, K. Ryliškienė

“… Approximately 10% of ischemic strokes occur in people under the age of 50 – this is called early on set or stroke in young adults. …”
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Artery of Percheron in the Differential Diagnosis of Acute Altered Mental Status by Maria Isabel Pérez Pañart, Beatriz Sierra Bergua

“…Bilateral thalamic infarction is a rare entity (it occurs in 0.6% of ischemic strokes) and can be confused with other vascular etiologies such as basilar syndrome and deep cerebral venous thrombosis, as well as neoplasms, infections, or toxins. …”
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“Spice” (Synthetic Marijuana) Induced Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Series by E. Ul Haq, A. Shafiq, A. A. Khan, A. A. Awan, S. Ezad, W. J. Minteer, B. Omar

“…It is reported to cause ischemic strokes, hepatitis, anxiety, and psychosis. Although it is associated with dose dependent tachycardia and can lead to coronary vasospasm, it has not been directly related to acute myocardial infarction (AMI). …”
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Methamphetamine Use: A Narrative Review of Adverse Effects and Related Toxicities by Amber N. Edinoff, Sarah E. Kaufman, Keionne M. Green, Daniel A. Provenzano, Jesse Lawson, Elyse M. Cornett, Kevin S. Murnane, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…It can also cause cerebral vasculitis, which elicits cortical blindness and ischemic strokes. Methamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity in serotonergic systems is more diffuse, involving the striatum, hippocampus, septum, amygdala, and hypothalamus leading to mood changes, psychosis, and memory impairment. …”
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Cannabidiol Rescues Acute Hepatic Toxicity and Seizure Induced by Cocaine by Luciano Rezende Vilela, Lindisley Ferreira Gomides, Bruna Araújo David, Maísa Mota Antunes, Ariane Barros Diniz, Fabrício de Araújo Moreira, Gustavo Batista Menezes

“…The most severe and common complications are seizures, ischemic strokes, myocardial infarction, and acute liver injury. …”
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A Rare Case of Stroke Secondary to Iron Deficiency Anemia in a Young Female Patient by Kavitha Gopalratnam, Kevin Andrew Woodson, Jigarkumar Rangunwala, Kanaga Sena, Manisha Gupta

“…Ischemic strokes occur when there is a sudden obstruction of an artery supplying blood flow to an area of the brain, leading to a focal neurological deficit. …”
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Neurological damages in COVID‐19 patients: Mechanisms and preventive interventions by Sibani Sarkar, Subhajit Karmakar, Malini Basu, Pratyasha Ghosh, Mrinal K Ghosh

“…It is associated with systemic inflammation, myocardial infarction, neurological illness including ischemic strokes (e.g., cardiac and cerebral ischemia), and even death through multi‐organ failure. …”
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Antithrombotic Medication for Cardioembolic Stroke Prevention by M. Àngels Font, Jerzy Krupinski, Adrià Arboix

“…Embolism of cardiac origin accounts for about 20% of ischemic strokes. Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation is the most frequent cause of cardioembolic stroke. …”
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Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Rivaroxaban versus Acenocoumarol in the Prevention of Stroke in Patients with Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation in Spain by Carlos Rubio-Terrés, Ruth Graefenhain de Codes, Darío Rubio-Rodríguez, Thomas Evers, Santiago Grau Cerrato

“…**Results:** Rivaroxaban treatment was associated with fewer ischemic strokes and systemic embolisms (0.289 vs. 0.300 events), intracranial bleeds (0.051 vs. 0.067), and myocardial infarctions (0.088 vs. 0.102) per patient compared with acenocoumarol. …”
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The efficacy of an allosteric modulator of the alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in a murine model of stroke by Katherine Hernandez, Nathan Jones, Sterling B. Ortega

“…IntroductionIschemic strokes contribute significantly to cardiovascular-related deaths in the U.S., with current interventions limited to thrombolytic agents. …”
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Characterization of patients with cerebrovascular diseases in the acute stage according to traditional Chinese diagnosis by Omar Morejón Barroso, Zaida Pérez Meneses, Ernesto Julio Bernal Valladares, Leticia Varela Castro

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: In Chinese medicine, strokes are related to wind stroke syndrome (Zhong Feng), which corresponds in Western medicine to hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to characterize patients with strokes in the acute stage according to Chinese medicine diagnosis.…”
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