Ana Catarina Fonseca,Ana G Almeida,Miguel Oliveira Santos et al.
Ana Catarina Fonseca et al.
There is a multifaceted relationship between the cardiomyopathies and a wide spectrum of neurological disorders. Severe acute neurological events, such as a status epilepticus and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, may result in an acute c...
Ayrton Roberto Massaro
Ayrton Roberto Massaro
Heart failure (HF) is a major global cause of death with increasing absolute worldwide numbers of HF patients. HF results from the interaction between cardiovascular aging with specific risk factors, comorbidities, and disease modifiers. Th...
Amir Shaban,Enrique C Leira
Amir Shaban
Cardiac surgeries are commonly associated with neurologic complications. The type and complexity of the surgery, as well as patients' comorbidities, determine the risk for these complications. Awareness and swift recognition of these compli...
Aneeq Waqar,John J Lopez
Aneeq Waqar
While risk factors for the development of neurovascular and coronary heart disease (CHD) are similar, it is important to consider neurologic complications of CHD separately, as many of these complications are a direct result of the underlyi...
Advances and ongoing controversies in PFO closure and cryptogenic stroke [0.03%]
卵圆孔未闭封堵术与隐源性卒中的进展及争议
Tiffany Cheng,Joaquin B Gonzalez,Fernando D Testai
Tiffany Cheng
Approximately one-third of strokes are cryptogenic in origin. These patients have a higher prevalence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) compared to individuals with stroke of known origin. It has been proposed that some cryptogenic strokes (CSs...
Patrick Riordan,Matthew Davis
Patrick Riordan
Anxiety is associated with many forms and facets of heart disease, and, by extension, neurologic manifestations of heart disease. Despite its seeming self-evidence, anxiety is challenging to consistently define, measure, and operationalize ...
Kristin L Miller,Laura Pedelty,Fernando D Testai
Kristin L Miller
Neurodegenerative dementias, such as Alzheimer's disease, and vascular cognitive impairment were once considered unrelated processes. Emerging evidence, however, shows that both conditions often coexist and that vascular risk factors in mid...
Clinical utility of echocardiography in secondary ischemic stroke prevention [0.03%]
经颅超声在继发性卒中预防中的临床应用价值
William J Powers
William J Powers
Echocardiography employs ultrasound to evaluate cardiac function, structure and pathology. The clinical value in secondary ischemic stroke prevention depends on identification of associated conditions for which a change in treatment from an...
The role of biomarkers and neuroimaging in ischemic/hemorrhagic risk assessment for cardiovascular/cerebrovascular disease prevention [0.03%]
心血管和脑血管疾病预防中卒中生物标志物与影像学检查的作用评估研讨会纪要
Elif Gokcal,Mitchell J Horn,M Edip Gurol
Elif Gokcal
Stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation is arguably one of the fastest developing areas in preventive medicine. The increasing use of direct oral anticoagulants and nonpharmacologic methods such as left atrial appendage closu...
Salvador Cruz-Flores
Salvador Cruz-Flores
Valvular heart disease (VHD) is frequently associated with neurologic complications. Cerebral embolism is the most common, since thrombus formation results from the abnormalities in the valvular surfaces and the anatomic and physiologic cha...