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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Stroke Medicine and Surgery

Stroke Medicine and Surgery current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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May 2024

Admission avoidance hospital at home (new Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD007491.pub3

Association between MR‐based thrombus imaging characteristics and endovascular therapy outcome in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta‐analysis 10.1161/SVIN.123.001142

Climate change and stroke: a topical narrative review 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.043826

Dysphagia after stroke: research advances in treatment interventions 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00053-X

Effect of remote ischemic conditioning in ischemic stroke subtypes: a post hoc subgroup analysis from the RESIST trial 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.046144

Efficacy and safety of PCSK9 inhibitors for stroke prevention: systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107633

Factors influencing the implementation of early discharge hospital at home and admission avoidance hospital at home (new Cochrane qualitative review) 10.1002/14651858.CD014765.pub2

Inhibition of anaplastic lymphoma kinase protects from ischemic stroke 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.044873

Intravenous alteplase versus best medical therapy for patients with minor stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.045495

Intravenous thrombolysis for ischemic stroke in the posterior circulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107641

Intravenous tirofiban versus alteplase before endovascular treatment in acute ischemic stroke: a pooled analysis of the DEVT and RESCUE BT trials 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.044562

Outdoor light at night, air pollution, and risk of cerebrovascular disease: a cohort study in China 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.044904s

A patient‐centered approach to cardiac monitoring after cryptogenic stroke: a review  10.1161/SVIN.123.001126

Radial versus femoral access for mechanical thrombectomy in patients with stroke: a noninferiority randomized clinical trial 10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.046360

Risk of stroke and myocardial infarction among initiators of triptans 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.5549

Secondary stroke prevention in people with atrial fibrillation: treatments and trials 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00037-1

Ten-year follow-up investigation of stroke risk in systemic lupus erythematosus 10.1136/svn-2022-001499

Thrombolysis for wake-up stroke versus non–wake-up unwitnessed stroke: EOS individual patient data meta-analysis 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.043358

Sources

Cochrane Library (Mar); JAMA Neurology (Mar); Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases (Apr-May); Lancet Neurology, The (Mar-Apr); Stroke (Apr); Stroke and Vascular Neurology (Feb); Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology (Mar)

March 2024

Allogeneic stem cell therapy for acute ischemic stroke DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.5200

Argatroban in patients with acute ischemic stroke with early neurological deterioration DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.5093

Artificial intelligence (AI)-derived software to help clinical decision making in stroke (new NICE guideline DG57)

Atrial fibrillation in patients with stroke attributed to large- or small-vessel disease (STROKE AF) DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.3931  

Central retinal artery occlusion: a review of pathophysiological features and management DOI: 10.1161/SVIN.123.000977

The effect of age on the relationship between body mass index and risks of incident stroke subtypes: The JPHC study DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107486

Explaining predictors of discharge destination assessed along the patients’ acute stroke journey DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107514

Feasibility and user-experience of a virtual environment for social connection and education after stroke: A pilot study DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107515

Impact of mobile stroke units on patients with large vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke DOI: 10.1161/SVIN.123.001095

Impact of successful recanalization and clinical outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke with 5 or more thrombectomy passes DOI: 10.1161/SVIN.123.001107

Informed consent in the stroke care continuum DOI: 10.1161/SVIN.123.000623

Non‐vitamin‐K‐antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) after acute myocardial infarction (new Cochrane intervention review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD014678.pub2

Preclinical evaluation of ZL006-05, a new antistroke drug with fast-onset antidepressant and anxiolytic effects DOI: 10.1136/svn-2022-002156

Safety and efficacy of factor XIa inhibition with milvexian for secondary stroke prevention (AXIOMATIC-SSP) DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00403-9

Safety and efficacy of platelet glycoprotein VI inhibition in acute ischaemic stroke (ACTIMIS) DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00427-1

Thrombectomy with the pRESET vs solitaire stent retrievers as first-line large vessel occlusion stroke treatment DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.5010

Towards a new classification of atrial fibrillation detected after a stroke or a transient ischaemic attack DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00326-5

Sources used: Cochrane Library (Jan-Feb); JAMA Neurology (Dec-Feb); Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases (Feb-Mar); Lancet Neurology, The (Jan-Feb); NICE website (Jan-Feb); Stroke and Vascular Neurology (Dec); Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology (Jan)

January 2024

Cerebrolysin for acute ischaemic stroke (updated Cochrane intervention review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007026.pub7

Determination of independent risk factors for early healthcare-associated infections acquired after acute stroke admission: A multi-centre registry-based cohort study DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107402

Effect of bypassing the closest stroke center in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage: a secondary analysis of the RACECAT randomized clinical trial DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.2754

Effect of rehabilitation motivation on improving activities of daily living in subacute stroke patients DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107385

Effectiveness of statins on outcomes of patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS) DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107469

Endovascular therapy for acute stroke with a large infarct core: A systematic review and meta-analysis DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107427

Endovascular treatment in acute basilar artery occlusion stroke: a brief practice update from the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology DOI: 10.1161/SVIN.123.000885

General anesthesia vs. conscious sedation and local anesthesia for endovascular treatment in patients with posterior circulation acute ischemic stroke: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107471

Haemostatic therapies for stroke due to acute, spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage (updated Cochrane intervention review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005951.pub5

Intravenous thrombolysis in an endovascular treatment-dominant era: what does the future hold? DOI: 10.1161/SVIN.122.000671

Machine learning-enabled detection of unruptured cerebral aneurysms improves detection rates and clinical care DOI: 10.1161/SVIN.123.000938

Outcomes in patients with poststroke seizures: a systematic review and meta-analysis DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.3240

Patient sentiment regarding stroke: Analysis of 2,992 social media posts DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107376

Pragmatic solutions to reduce the global burden of stroke: a World Stroke Organization–Lancet Neurology Commission DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00277-6  

Predicting self-perceived manual ability at three and six months after stroke: A prospective longitudinal study DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107479

Retinal microvascular signs and recurrent vascular events in patients with TIA or minor stroke DOI: 10.1136/svn-2022-001784

Stem cell‐based interventions for the treatment of stroke in newborn infants (new Cochrane intervention review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD015582.pub2

Underlying causes of TIA and minor ischemic stroke and risk of major vascular events DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.3344

Sources used: Cochrane Library (Oct, Nov); JAMA Neurology (Oct, Nov); Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases (Dec, Jan-in progress); Lancet Neurology, The (Nov, Dec); Stroke and Vascular Neurology (Oct); Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology (Nov)