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2021 guideline for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack: a guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

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Kleindorfer, Dawn O., Towfighi, Amytis, Chaturvedi, Seemant, Cockroft, Kevin M., Gutierrez, Jose, Lombardi-Hill, Debbie, Kamel, Hooman, Kernan, Walter N. +11 more·2021·Stroke

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The individual reviewers' relationships with industry information is available in Appendix 2.This document was approved for publication by the governing bodies of the ASA and the AHA.It was reviewed for evidence-based integrity

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Crossref · 10.1161/str.0000000000000375

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  • Individuals with CKM stage 1 due to overweight and obesity are at increased risk for developing metabolic risk factors and CKD compared with those who have a normal weight without risk factors (CKM stage 0).

    “Individuals with CKM stage 1 due to overweight and obesity are at increased risk for developing metabolic risk factors and CKD compared with those who have a normal weight without risk factors (CKM stage 0).5,6,41”

    From 2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome (2026) · cites this paper as [6]

    The Synopsis (page unavailable) says that elevated blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and hyperglycemia track closely with weight, supporting a link between obesity and metabolic risk factors. It does not establish that people with CKM stage 1 develop these factors or CKD more often than people with CKM stage 0. (LLM, conf=0.80)

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  • Even in the absence of these metabolic risk factors, excess weight is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, particularly for HF.

    “Even in the absence of these metabolic risk factors, excess weight is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, particularly for HF.6,42”

    From 2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome (2026) · cites this paper as [6]

    The obesity Synopsis reports that obesity increases ischemic stroke risk compared with normal weight. It describes that risk as mediated by factors including elevated blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and hyperglycemia; it does not establish increased risk in their absence or identify heart failure as a particular outcome. The indexed passages provide no page number. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • The emergence of metabolic risk factors from youth and young adulthood into middle age is primarily related to weight gain with aging.

    “There is a particular focus on preventing the development of excess and dysfunctional adipose tissue because the emergence of metabolic risk factors from youth and young adulthood into middle age is primarily related to weight gain with aging.6”

    From 2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome (2026) · cites this paper as [6]

    The Synopsis says that elevated blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and hyperglycemia track closely with weight, and that weight loss improves vascular risk factors. It does not say that metabolic risk factors emerge primarily because of weight gain from youth or young adulthood into middle age. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Self-directed digital health solutions can be beneficial to promote weight loss for CKM syndrome risk reduction in adults with overweight or obesity who have significant barriers to participating in multicomponent behavioral weight loss interventions.

    “For adults with overweight or obesity who have significant barriers to participating in multicomponent behavioral weight loss interventions, self-directed digital health solutions can be beneficial to promote weight loss for CKM syndrome risk reduction.5–7”

    From 2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome (2026) · cites this paper as [6]

    The Synopsis (page unavailable) says weight loss can improve vascular risk factors, and the recommendations endorse intensive, multicomponent behavioral programs for patients with obesity after stroke. The passages do not support the specific claim that self-directed digital solutions benefit adults who face barriers to those programs, or establish CKM syndrome risk reduction. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • MBS can be beneficial to facilitate weight loss and mitigate CKM syndrome progression in patients with CKM stage 1 to 3 and obesity without adequate weight loss response to lifestyle modification.

    “Among patients with CKM stage 1 to 3 and obesity without an adequate weight loss response to lifestyle modification, with or without the use of adjunctive obesity pharmacotherapies, MBS can be beneficial to facilitate weight loss and to mitigate CKM syndrome progression.1–8”

    From 2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome (2026) · cites this paper as [6]

    The Synopsis discusses metabolic or bariatric surgery as a weight-loss option for selected patients and describes improvements in cardiovascular risk factors associated with surgical weight loss. The recommendations concern people with stroke or TIA; the paper does not establish a benefit for patients with CKM stages 1–3 who have not responded adequately to lifestyle modification, or show that surgery mitigates CKM syndrome progression. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Kleindorfer, D. O., Towfighi, A., Chaturvedi, S., Cockroft, K. M., Gutierrez, J., Lombardi-Hill, D., Kamel, H., Kernan, W. N., Kittner, S. J., Leira, E. C., Lennon, O., Meschia, J. F., Nguyen, T. N., Pollak, P. M., Santangeli, P., Sharrief, A. Z., Smith, S. C., Turan, T. N., & Williams, L. S.
Venue
Stroke
Published
2021-07
Volume
52
Issue
7
Pages
e364-e467
ISSN
  • 0039-2499 (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4628
OpenAlex
W3164908038
Cited by
3,237
References
892
Citations by year
2026: 653 · 2025: 670 · 2024: 778 · 2023: 618 · 2022: 432 · 2021: 82 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1
FWCI
72.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Stroke (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Heart Association
  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Clinical practice guidelines implementation
Keywords
secondary stroke prevention, stroke recurrence, transient ischemic attack, stroke risk factors
MeSH terms
Clinical Decision-Making, American Heart Association, Ischemic Attack, Transient, Humans, United States, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Stroke, Risk Reduction Behavior

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