The benefit of beta-blockers after myocardial infarction in patients with a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis at the individual-patient level ...

Compared with aspirin, apixaban lowers incidence of nonlacunar covert infarcts in patients with cryptogenic stroke and atrial cardiopathy. Among patients with cryptogenic stroke and atrial cardiopathy ...

Current guideline recommendations for the use of beta-blockers after myocardial infarction without reduced ejection fraction are based on trials conducted before routine reperfusion, invasive care, ...

Background: Occlusion of the artery of Percheron (AOP), a rare variant of the paramedian thalamic artery, leads to bilateral paramedian thalamic infarction with or without midbrain involvement. AOP ...

Objective: We aimed to investigate the influence of Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) score trajectories on cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). Methods: A total of 1,162 subjects from the Kailuan prospective ...

1. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging in minor ischemic stroke patients reclassifies some cryptogenic stroke patients to small vessel occlusions. 2. Patients with MRI-defined cryptogenic embolic ...

Consuming at least eight alcoholic drinks per week was associated with a 133% higher risk for hyaline arteriosclerosis, a brain lesion associated with memory and thinking problems, than not drinking, ...

Individuals with an elevated PLM index had significantly higher Fazekas and ARWMC total scores than those with a lower PLM index. Periodic limb movements (PLMs) during sleep are associated with white ...

There is limited evidence about the progression of cognitive performance during the post-stroke stage. Objective: To assess the evolution of cognitive performance in stroke patients without vascular ...