An international group of scientists identified 22 new genetic risk factors for stroke, more than tripling the number of gene regions known to impact stroke risk. The total number of stroke risk loci is now 32, the researchers reported March 12 in Nature Genetics.

Patients who developed new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery showed a 33 percent reduced risk of thromboembolism long-term when compared to those with nonsurgical AFib, according to a study published March 28 in JAMA Cardiology.

Foreign-born adults living in the United States have a lower incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke than U.S.–born adults, according to new findings by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

A visor-like wearable device detected emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO) with 92 percent accuracy in a study of 248 individuals, outperforming standard neurologic assessment tools based on physical examination.

A vocal minority who are opposed to using tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) for treating strokes is contributing to fewer patients receiving the clot-busting drug, the New York Times reported.

Women 60 and older who take antibiotics for more than a couple of months have a higher risk of all-cause and cardiovascular death, according to research presented March 22 at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention/Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health scientific sessions.

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, Michigan, is the first hospital certified by the Joint Commission as a thrombectomy-capable stroke center (TSC), according to a March 21 press release.

Increased exposure to air pollution may contribute to the higher risk of heart disease found in the black population, researchers reported in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.