Genetic testing in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) may identify those at higher risk of developing incident cardiomyopathy or heart failure, new research from the Netherlands suggested. In a study that included two longitudinal cohorts (the All of Us Research program and the UK Biobank), the prevalence of inherited rare gene variants associated with cardiomyopathy … Read more
TOPLINE: Individuals with type 1 diabetes had more than twice the risk for ischaemic stroke and an 88% higher risk for haemorrhagic stroke than control individuals, whereas those with type 2 diabetes had a 37% higher risk for ischaemic stroke, with no significant impact on the risk for haemorrhagic stroke. METHODOLOGY: This Sweden-wide cohort study … Read more
New Delhi: Patients who experienced a transient ischaemic attack (TIA), commonly referred to as a “mini-stroke,” showed significant cognitive deterioration over time, despite recovering quickly from the initial stroke symptoms, revealed a cohort study published in JAMA Neurology recently.The study found that while TIA patients exhibited no immediate cognitive changes following the event, their annual … Read more