ANVC CONNECT - May 11

#becausestrokepatientsdeservenothingless – And neither do you!
Stroke Awareness month is here and we have a special offering for those who are looking to gain more knowledge and advance their career as a Stroke Coordinator! The ASC review course will be offered June 18-19 in Seattle, WA. Register by May 31st and save $100 off the “Seattle ASC Review Course!” Click here  for more things to do while you are there

ANVC Challenge
We are continuing the ANVC Challenge in honor of Nurses Month and Stroke Awareness Month. We hope you are following along!

• May 1-9  |  Self-Care: Focus on your mental and physical well-being as you are important too
• May 10-16  |  Recognition: Honor nurse heroes, innovators, and leaders by nominating a colleague for the ANVC Nurse of the Year
• May 17-23  |  Professional Development: Attend the May webinars listed below and sign up for more during the year
• May 24-31  |  Community Engagement: Share your community outreach projects on ANVC social media pages on FB, LinkedIn, and Twitter using the hashtag #becausestrokepatientsdeservenothingless

News to Use
Association between Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Subsequent Ischemic Events
ICH survivors may be at an increased risk of subsequent ischemic events of the heart and brain according to a pooled data analysis of 4 population-based observation cohort studies by Murthy and colleagues¹. Over 47,000 people were followed for a median of 12.7 years and those who had a primary ICH tended to be older, hypertensive and anticoagulated. The subsequent incidence of acute ischemic stroke in ICH patients was 2.3/100 person years compared to 0.5/100 person years in non-ICH patients. Subsequent incidence of MI in post ICH patients was 1.8/100 person years compared to 0.7/100 person years in non-ICH patients. This has significant implications about the tendency to avoid resuming any blood thinner or even statins after an ICH. There are several more trials ongoing (RESTART, RESTART-Fr, STATICH-Antiplatelets, ASPIRING) to help answer this question, but it seems clear that increased risk for subsequent ischemic events should be considered in this stroke population.

Click here to read the editorial and commentary from Graeme Hankey, MD².

Murthy SB, Zhang C, Diaz I, et al. Association Between Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Subsequent Arterial Ischemic Events in Participants From 4 Population-Based Cohort Studies. JAMA Neurol. Published online May 03, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0925

Hankey GJ. Ischemic Events After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A New Target for Secondary Prevention. JAMA Neurology 2021.

ANVC Calendar – May
Click here for the 2021 calendar to register for the following ANVC events as well as to register for events throughout the year.

ANVC Webinar Series Continues (registered attendees will obtain 1 hour CE)
            Wednesday, May 19     3:00 PM EDT – 4:00 PM EDT
            Back from the International Stroke Conference: Hot Topics
            Sherri Friedrich, DNP, APRN, ANVP-BC, SCRN

            Thursday, May 27     3:00 PM EDT – 4:00 PM EDT
            Back to Basics: Imaging Modalities
            Justin Lowe, PA-C

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