intracranial hemorrhages/nicotine

OBJECTIVE Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) after acute stroke thrombolysis is associated with poor outcomes. Previous investigations of the relationship between preexisting antiplatelet use and the safety of intravenous (IV) thrombolysis have been limited by low event rates. The objective of this study

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate perinatal outcome in newborns of mothers who are smokers. METHODS The study included 87 pregnant women with a single pregnancy in the cephalic position, 64 of them nonsmokers (group 1), 13 who smoked 5-20 cigarettes per day (group 2) and 10 who smoked

Bevacizumab (BVZ), a monoclonal antibody directed against vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), has been suspected to increase the incidence of ischemic stroke (IS) and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in GBM patients. Intracranial vascular events, such as IS and ICH, were retrospectively analyzed

The effects of smoking on the prognosis of non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients are unclear.The Shinken Database 2004-11 (n = 17,517) includes all new patients visiting the Cardiovascular Institute between June 2004 and March 2012. Among these cases, 2,102 NVAF patients were identified.

BACKGROUND There are limited data on the effect of an early aggressive risk factor modification program to achieve risk factor targets and its impact on clinical outcomes among patients with symptomatic intracranial stenosis. METHODS We prospectively identified patients with symptomatic intracranial

BACKGROUND Risk profiles for stroke recurrence are poorly characterized. OBJECTIVE We determined the variation in the risk and type of recurrent stroke among index ischemic stroke subtypes, and whether index stroke subtype and conventional stroke risk factors were predictors of stroke