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WSO_BrainHeart

@wso_brainheart

Official account of the Brain & Heart Task force of
@WorldStrokeOrg. Our mission is to promote science about brain-heart interactions in stroke & beyond.

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Stroke AHA/ASA (@strokeaha_asa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Association Between Atrial Fibrillation and Cognitive Impairment in Individuals With Prior #Stroke: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression Analysis Damianos Kokkinidis ow.ly/18SQ50zmJc3

Association Between Atrial Fibrillation and Cognitive Impairment in Individuals With Prior #Stroke: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression Analysis <a href="/dgkokkinidis/">Damianos Kokkinidis</a> ow.ly/18SQ50zmJc3
European Stroke Org (@esostroke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join us for the “Large Clinical Trials” session on 13 May to learn about the recent advances in stroke care. Find out which trials will be presented on the #ESOWSO2020 website - bit.ly/3aIjMs8 #clinicaltrials #stroke

Join us for the “Large Clinical Trials” session on 13 May to learn about the recent advances in stroke care.

Find out which trials will be presented on the #ESOWSO2020 website - bit.ly/3aIjMs8

#clinicaltrials #stroke
WSO_BrainHeart (@wso_brainheart) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Happy to introduce the official Twitter account of the "Brain&Heart Task Force" of the World Stroke Organisation! World Stroke Org #stroke #heart #neurocardiology #cardioneurology

JACC Journals (@jaccjournals) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A new analysis of 898 medically-treated patients with patent foramen ovale- associated #stroke shows that atrial septal aneurysm is a more important predictor of stroke recurrence than shunt size. bit.ly/2zbeZ5k #JACC Club Neurovasculaire d'Ile-de-France

A new analysis of 898 medically-treated patients with patent foramen ovale- associated #stroke shows that atrial septal aneurysm is a more important predictor of stroke recurrence than shunt size. bit.ly/2zbeZ5k #JACC
<a href="/club_neurovasc/">Club Neurovasculaire d'Ile-de-France</a>
European Stroke Org (@esostroke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Due to the COVID-19 situation, ESO and World Stroke Org have decided #ESOWSO2020 to go virtual. We will continue to meet the needs of our community and ensure continuous education and professional support. Thank you for understanding! Full announcement - bit.ly/2VdZTEo

Due to the COVID-19 situation, ESO and <a href="/WorldStrokeOrg/">World Stroke Org</a> have decided #ESOWSO2020 to go virtual.
We will continue to meet the needs of our community and ensure continuous education and professional support.
Thank you for understanding!
Full announcement - bit.ly/2VdZTEo
WSO_BrainHeart (@wso_brainheart) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Data from the WATCH-AF registry suggest that 14% of patients with AF-related stroke are candidates for left atrial appendage closure. ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ST… #stroke Stroke AHA/ASA

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#ESUS patients with elevated hs-cardiac #troponin T do not seem to benefit more from rivaroxaban than aspirin for secondary prevention, but had higher rates of recurrent vascular events, data from Navigate-ESUS biomarker substudy suggests. Stroke AHA/ASA ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ST…

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Among patients with AF-related acute ischemic stroke, starting on oral anticoagulants within a median time of 7-8 days after days after #stroke appears safe, even in patients receiving acute reperfusion therapies. ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ST… Stroke AHA/ASA

Luciano Sposato 🇦🇷🇨🇦 (@sposatol) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thrilled to see that the 2020 ESC AF Guidelines are the 1st ones to acknowledge the “𝗔𝗙𝗗𝗔𝗦 concept” we described years ago. They cite several of our papers from Western University Heart & Brain Lab about 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗙 #ESCCongress #EHRA_ESC #AFGuidelines #cardiotwitter

Thrilled to see that the 2020 ESC AF Guidelines are the 1st ones to acknowledge the “𝗔𝗙𝗗𝗔𝗦 concept” we described years ago. They cite several of our papers from <a href="/WesternU/">Western University</a> Heart &amp; Brain Lab about 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗙 #ESCCongress #EHRA_ESC #AFGuidelines #cardiotwitter
NEJM (@nejm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Original Article: Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes with Empagliflozin in Heart Failure (EMPEROR-Reduced Trial) #ESCCongress

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Original Article: Early Rhythm-Control Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (EAST–AFNET 4 Trial) #ESCCongress

WSO_BrainHeart (@wso_brainheart) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Atrial fibrillation is present in an increasing proportion of ischemic stroke admissions and disproportionately affects older women. Analysis of 222,100 patients from Canada. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… #AFib #stroke Amy Yu, MD Luciano Sposato 🇦🇷🇨🇦 NeuroCardiology 謝鎮陽 (Cheng-Yang Hsieh) Jan Scheitz 🧠⚡️❤️

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Prior Anticoagulation in Patients with Ischemic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/… - Anticoagulation before stroke: 13% - Anticoagulation before AF-related stroke: 38% - Prior DOAC use: ⬇️severity, ⬇️% with LVO, ⬇️5x rate of tPA use, & ⬆️functional outcome

Prior Anticoagulation in Patients with Ischemic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/…
- Anticoagulation before stroke: 13%
- Anticoagulation before AF-related stroke: 38%
- Prior DOAC use: ⬇️severity, ⬇️% with LVO, ⬇️5x rate of tPA use, &amp; ⬆️functional outcome