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This study examined cardiac complications in 721 stroke patients across three cerebrovascular event types (ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack, and hemorrhagic stroke). Results showed ECG changes were most frequent in ischemic stroke (81.7%), with myocardial alterations common across all groups, suggesting important brain-heart interactions following stroke.
This cohort study of 1,808 patients examined whether nocturnal blood pressure dipping patterns predict 1-year functional outcomes after stroke or TIA. While reverse dipping (less than 0% nocturnal systolic BP drop) was associated with worse outcomes in initial analysis, this association became non-significant after adjusting for confounding variables.
This randomized controlled study examined whether outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) following in-hospital stroke rehabilitation improves motor function and health-related quality of life in 128 stroke survivors (mean age 73.5 years). Patients receiving 3 months of supervised outpatient CR showed significantly greater improvements in walking distance and leg muscle strength compared to controls, though quality of life measures did not significantly improve.
This prospective study of 7,396 stroke/TIA patients from China found that accelerated biological age—calculated using three established algorithms (PhenoAge, Klemera-Doubal, HD)—is associated with increased risk of poor stroke outcomes both short- and long-term. Patients with the highest PhenoAge acceleration showed nearly double the risk of adverse events compared to those with the lowest acceleration.
This prospective cohort study of 332 young stroke survivors (median 7.6 years post-index event) identified that lower antithrombin levels, higher fibrinogen, and reduced thrombin decay (indicating lower inactivation capacity) were associated with higher recurrent ischemic event risk over 6.5 years of follow-up. The findings suggest that impaired thrombin regulation may contribute to recurrent stroke pathology in younger patients and warrant further investigation as a potential therapeutic target.