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Antiplatelet agent indobufen was noninferior to aspirin in combination with clopidogrel after coronary intervention on both efficacy and safety outcomes, with less mostly minor bleeding.

Researchers investigated whether coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) were associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke in pediatric populations.

Acute strokes were more severe and associated with higher 30-day mortality when accompanied by acute atrial fibrillation in the emergency department in a single-center study.

CANADA: According to a study published in The Lancet Public Health, those who have recently received an influenza vaccination had a lower risk of stroke than those who have not. Studies that divided...

Researchers were surprised by the magnitude of the effect and the fact that it was observed in different adult age groups, for both sexes, and for those with and without stroke risk factors.

New data suggest an increased risk of brain bleeds and worse outcomes after revascularization for ischemic stroke in the setting of COVID, but absolute risk low.

Severe or morbid obesity at age 18 may be linked to an elevated risk of atrial fibrillation in younger middle age.

Taiwan: Type A aortic dissection (TAAD) patients versus aortic disease-free individuals are at increased long‐term risk of stroke, both hemorrhagic and ischemic, research published in the Journal of...

The observational ATTUNE study suggests that starting anticoagulation within 4 days of stroke leads to fewer new infarcts detected by imaging without an increase in hemorrhage compared with starting later.

Curbing moderate to heavy alcohol use in young adults should be emphasized as part of any strategy to reduce rising rates of stroke in young people, researchers say.