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Background: Cancer treatment, specifically surgical intervention, as a possible stroke trigger is understudied.
Methods: Using the Nationwide Readmissions Database and validated diagnosis and procedure codes, we identified adults with index admissions for colorectal surgery for colorectal adenocarcinoma (Group A) and compared them to admissions for colorectal surgery for benign conditions (Group B) and hepatobiliary or pancreatic surgery for benign conditions (Group C). Within the colorectal cancer cohort, we further identified patients who underwent open versus laparoscopic surgery. The primary outcome was readmission for ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke up to 1 year. Cumulative risk of ischemic stroke was calculated using risk survival statistics, and hazard ratios (HR) were calculated using adjusted Cox regression.
Results: Patients in Group A had higher 3-month readmission rates for ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes than those in Groups B and C. Higher risk of ischemic stroke (HR 1.46, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.20-1.79) in Group A compared to Group B was eliminated following adjustments for illness severity and vascular risk factors. Comparing types of colorectal surgical intervention for cancer, there was significantly greater risk of ischemic stroke with open versus laparoscopic surgery, despite adjusting for vascular risk factors (HR 1.70, 95% CI 1.15-2.52).
Conclusions: We found elevated risk of ischemic stroke up to 1 year following open surgery for colorectal adenocarcinoma compared to laparoscopic. More research is necessary to clarify the underlying surgery-related mechanisms that contribute to elevated risk.
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Mol Biol Rep
September 2025
Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, 305041, Russia.
Background: The chaperoning system, which is responsible for protein homeostasis, plays a significant role in cardiovascular diseases. Among molecular chaperones or heat shock proteins (HSPs), the HSP40 family, the main co-chaperone of HSP70, remains largely underexplored, especially in ischemic heart disease (IHD) risk.
Materials And Results: We genotyped 834 IHD patients and 1,328 healthy controls for three SNPs (rs2034598 and rs7189628 DNAJA2 and rs4926222 DNAJB1) using probe-based real-time PCR.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
September 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Purpose: Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a chronic cerebrovascular disorder characterized by progressive arterial stenosis and fragile collateral formation, elevating stroke risk. Revascularization is the standard treatment, yet up to 27% of patients experience ischemic events within a year due to bypass insufficiency. While digital subtraction angiography (DSA) remains the gold standard for assessing bypass function, it is invasive and time-consuming.
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September 2025
Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Center for Translational and Experimental Cardiology (CTEC), University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Background: Diabetic patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are at an increased risk of cardiovascular events as compared to non-diabetic patients. This analysis investigated outcomes of diabetic patients presenting with multivessel disease (MVD) and STEMI in a contemporary trial and the relevance of an immediate versus staged multivessel PCI strategy in this high-risk population.
Methods: Patients enrolled in the MULTISTARS AMI trial were stratified according to the presence/absence of diabetes.
Pediatr Crit Care Med
September 2025
Waisman Brain Imaging Laboratory, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Objectives: Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) is a complication of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) that carries a risk of secondary brain injury. This study investigated the association between ICP burden and brain injury patterns on MRI in children with severe TBI.
Design, Setting, And Patients: Secondary analysis of the Approaches and Decisions in Acute Pediatric TBI (ADAPT) study, which included children with severe TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale score < 9) who received a clinical MRI within 30 days of injury.
Biomed Environ Sci
August 2025
Clinical Research Institute, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China.
Objective: To investigate the association between long-term glycemic control and cerebral infarction risk in patients with diabetes through a large-scale cohort study.
Methods: This prospective, community-based cohort study included 12,054 patients with diabetes. From 2006 to 2012, 38,272 fasting blood glucose (FBG) measurements were obtained from these participants.