Atrial fibrillation (AFib) should never be considered fully cured, according to a recent study in The BMJ, because patients with this designation carry higher risks of stroke and death compared to people who have never had the arrhythmia.

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA), the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group and other partners are devoting $43 million to fund a research initiative for better ways to prevent and treat age-related cognitive impairment.

Occluding the left atrial appendage with the Watchman device proved to be a cost-effective strategy for the secondary prevention of stroke among patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to an analysis published in Stroke.

A paclitaxel-coated balloon demonstrated significantly higher primary patency rates at 12 months and lower odds of reintervention when compared to uncoated balloon angioplasty for femoropopliteal lesions, according to the first randomized, one-year study of the device.

The FDA has approved the use of Andexxa, the first reversal agent for Factor Xa inhibitors, drug manufacturer Portola Pharmaceuticals announced May 3.

Recent studies have shown closing a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in select patients after cryptogenic stroke is associated with a lower risk of recurrent stroke. Now, according to a new analysis in Stroke, PFO occlusion in combination with antiplatelet treatment appears to be cost-effective when compared to medical therapy alone.

People who took sauna baths at least four times per week demonstrated a 61 percent reduced risk of stroke when compared to those who visited the sauna just once a week, according to a Finnish study with an average follow-up of 15 years.

Transfer times to an endovascular therapy-capable hospital are an average of 20 minutes slower during nighttime hours at one hub-and-spoke stroke network, possibly leading to a lower likelihood of those patients receiving thrombectomy.