#VisualAbstract: Alteplase Improves Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Click here to read this study in JAMA. ©2025 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. All rights reserved. No works may be reproduced ...
Tag: ischemic stroke
Retinal scans powered by AI predict stroke risk over a decade
Key Points: 1. Deep learning on fundus images forecasts ischemic stroke risk 10 years out with ~70 % sensitivity. 2. Adding clinical data ...
Early anticoagulation after stroke decreases recurrence without increasing bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation
1. Recurrent ischemic stroke rates were significantly reduced in patients who started DOAC within 4 days of an acute ischemic ...
Ablation may reduce stroke risk, death, heart failure hospitalization in patients with atrial fibrillation
1. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, catheter ablation was found to reduce overall risk of ischemic stroke, hospitalization for ...
Impaired lipoprotein cholesterol ratio is associated with cognitive impairment in patients with stroke
1. Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) was independently associated with early cognitive impairment in patients with ...
Delayed alteplase has clinical benefits in posterior circulation stroke outcomes
1. In this randomized controlled trial of patients with posterior circulation stroke not for thrombectomy, treatment with alteplase 4.5 to ...
Direct oral anticoagulants increase bleeding risk after intracerebral hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation
1. Ischemic stroke occurred less often in patients with atrial fibrillation on DOACs compared to those on placebo. 2. Patients ...
Tenecteplase and alteplase demonstrate similar efficacy for acute ischemic stroke
1. The usage of tenecteplase in patients with acute ischemic stroke was associated with similar effectiveness and safety compared with ...
#VisualAbstract: Nerinetide Does Not Improve Outcomes in Acute Ischaemic Stroke in Patients Undergoing Endovascular Thrombectomy
Click here to read this study in the Lancet. ©2024 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. All rights reserved. No works may be ...
#VisualAbstract: Endovascular Treatment Does Not Improve Outcomes in Stroke Due to Occlusion of Medium or Distal Vessels
Click here to read this study in NEJM. ©2024 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. All rights reserved. No works may be reproduced ...
