Neuro News Roundup: Stroke Update

June 23, 2016

Three studies regarding stroke look at blood pressure trajectories, use of occlusion, and the advantage of conscious sedation over general anesthesia.

Three new stroke studies show the advantages of tracking trajectories of blood pressure over time in stroke patients, the use of occlusion in stroke patients with atrial fibrillation, and the advantage of using conscious sedation rather than general anesthesia for endovascular strokes. Assessing trajectories of blood pressure may provide a more nuanced understanding of the associations between blood pressure, stroke, and mortality. Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) can lower the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation and a history of intracerebral hemorrhage. Endovascular stroke care can be started safely under conscious sedation, with only a few patients needing to be converted to general anesthesia.

Neuro News Roundup: Stroke Update. June 2016

Risks Vary by High Blood Pressure Trajectory Abstract link.

Long-term blood pressure trajectories vary with aging.

High blood pressure and increasing blood pressure associated with stroke.

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) and Stroke Risk Abstract link.

LAAO may be an effective stroke prevention strategy.

Patients treated with LAAO had better outcomes.

Conscious Sedation vs General Anesthesia Abstract link.

Researchers compared conscious sedation and general anesthesia during endovascular therapy.

No difference was found between the two patient groups.

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