Stroke/Cerebrovascular Disease Journal Articles

• Nurses' Perceptions of Obstacles to End-of-Life Care How do nurses feel about the obstacles to providing end-of-life care? A survey of nurses working in critical access hospitals provides insight.
  American Journal of Critical Care, December 06, 2023
• Mortality and ICU Discharge Location of Alzheimer Patients How do the discharge and mortality rates after an ICU stay compare between patients with and without Alzheimer's and related dementia?
  American Journal of Critical Care, November 06, 2023
• Sex Differences in Poststroke Cognitive Impairment Does occurrence and characteristics of poststroke cognitive impairment differ between men and women?
  Stroke, September 27, 2023
• Perioperative Care of Patients With Opioid Use Disorder This article presents a stepwise, multimodal and team-based approach to the anesthetic and analgesic management of patients with active opioid use disorder.
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, September 27, 2023
• Diabetes Medications for Prevention of Dementia In this editorial, the authors make a case for repurposing drugs with pleiotropic metabolic and geroprotective properties for the prevention of dementia.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, September 26, 2023
• A Nomogram to Determine Neurological Outcomes in Cardiac Arrest The authors present a novel nomogram based on clinical characteristics as a tool to predict neurological outcomes in cardiac arrest survivors who are unconscious.
  BMC Anesthesiology, September 26, 2023
• Newer Glucose-lowering Drugs and Risk of Dementia Might newer glucose-lowering drugs such as SGLT2 and DPP-4 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists have beneficial effects on the risk of dementia?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, September 19, 2023
• Established and Emerging Lipid-Lowering Drugs for CVD Prevention This review summarizes the mechanisms of action, side effects, effect on blood lipids, and reduction in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of both established and emerging lipid-lowering drugs.
  American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, September 19, 2023
• Medical Management vs EVT for LVO Anterior Circulation Stroke Is EVT plus medical treatment in acute stroke patients with LVO of the anterior circulation with mild symptoms beneficial compared with medical treatment alone?
  Stroke, September 13, 2023
• Perioperative Management of Patients Exposed to Psychostimulants Patients exposed to psychostimulants present a variety of perioperative clinical challenges. Review the implications for the anesthesiologist in this article.
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, September 13, 2023
• Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets in Hand and Wrist Surgery Learn how to properly manage patients on anticoagulants or antiplatelet therapy undergoing surgery of the hand or wrist.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, September 12, 2023
• Vitamin D Supplementation and Physical Activity in Older Adults Does vitamin D3 supplementation reduce decline in daily physical activity in older adults at risk for falls?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, September 12, 2023
• Bloodstream Infections After Congenital Heart Surgery Children undergoing congenital heart surgery may be at risk for developing bloodstream infections. What do we know about the incidence and risk factors for this complication?
  American Journal of Critical Care, September 07, 2023
• High Risk of Stroke in ANCA-associated Vasculitis A new study finds a higher incidence of stroke among patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis. What are the predictive factors and outcomes of these patients?
  Rheumatology, September 01, 2023
• Migraine and CVD: What Cardiologists Should Know This state-of-the-art review outlines the basic pathophysiology of migraine and the associations between migraine and cardiovascular disease. What are future directions for research?
  European Heart Journal, August 31, 2023
• Complications and Outcomes in COVID-19 Limb Salvage Patients In what ways might a positive COVID-19 diagnosis and the presence of comorbidities impact the outcomes of limb salvage procedures?
  Wounds, August 31, 2023
• Addressing Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes In diabetes, a glycemic focus alone is not sufficient for addressing cardiovascular risk reduction, according to a new study.
  Circulation, August 28, 2023
• Real-world Outcomes With PFA in Patients With Symptomatic AF The EU-PORIA trial sought to determine the safety, efficacy, and learning curve characteristics of pulsed field ablation for pulmonary vein isolation in patients with AF.
  Europace, August 28, 2023
• Traumatic Brain Injury and Long-Term Risk of Stroke Does prior traumatic brain injury increase the long-term risk of stroke? This study investigated the long-term associations of TBI and TBI severity with stroke risk in military veterans.
  Stroke, August 25, 2023
• Stroke, Depression, and Self-harm in Later Life This review examines the effects of SSRIs on the psychological outcomes of stroke survivors. Are they safe and effective for treatment and prevention of poststroke depression and suicidal ideation?
  Current Opinion in Psychiatry, August 25, 2023