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Dabigatran etexilate for secondary stroke prevention: the first year experience from a multicenter short-term registry
Discussion: Our pilot data indicate that dabigatran appears to be safe for secondary stroke prevention during the first year of implementation of this therapy. However, high cost may limit the long-term treatment of AF patients with dabigatran, leading to early discontinuation.
Source: Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders - April 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Tsivgoulis, G., Krogias, C., Sands, K. A., Sharma, V. K., Katsanos, A. H., Vadikolias, K., Papageorgiou, S. G., Heliopoulos, I., Shiue, H., Mitsoglou, A., Liantinioti, C., Athanasiadis, D., Giannopoulos, S., Piperidou, C., Voumvourakis, K., Alexandrov, A. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Carotid artery stenting: current role of proximal neuroprotection and technical advancements in stroke prevention
For more than 50 years, carotid endarterectomy has been considered the gold standard therapy to prevent stroke in patients with carotid artery disease. Carotid artery stenting (CAS) has emerged in the last 15 years as minimally invasive alternative to surgery, especially in patients at high surgical risk. Recent randomized trials have challenged this concept reporting a relatively high incidence rate (4–6%) of post-CAS neurological adverse events. The aim of this study is to evaluate the current role of CAS in all-comers with advanced carotid disease, managed with mandatory proximal neuroprotection in a high-volume c...
Source: European Journal of Heart Failure Supplements - March 10, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cremonesi, A., Mussardo, M., Sbarzaglia, P., Spagnolo, B., Cavazza, C., Castriota, F. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Pot Use Linked To An Increased Risk Of Stroke And Heart Failure
Adults who use marijuana may have an increased risk of stroke and heart failure, according to a new study. The people in the study who used marijuana were 26 percent more likely to have had a stroke at some point in their lives than those who did not use marijuana, the researchers found. The people who used marijuana were also 10 percent more likely to have developed heart failure at some point in their lives, compared with people who did not use marijuana, the researchers found. The new findings suggest that, like many other medications, cannabis may have side effects, and that patients who use marijuana for medical reaso...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Resting Heart Rate and Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Heart Failure
This study is aimed at investigating the relationship between RHR and ischemic stroke in patients with heart failure in sinus rhythm.Methods: We examined 2,060 patients with systolic heart failure in sinus rhythm from the Warfarin versus Aspirin in Reduced Cardiac Ejection Fraction trial. RHR was determined from baseline electrocardiogram, and was examined as both a continuous variable and a categorical variable using quartiles. Ischemic strokes were identified during follow-up and adjudicated by physician review.Results: During 3.5 ± 1.8 years of follow-up, 77 patients (5.3% from Kaplan-Meier [KM] curve) experienced an i...
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 18, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Effect of Remote Ischemic Conditioning in Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome After Acute Stroke: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
This study has been approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University ([2017] 072). The study findings will be presented at international conferences and published in a peer-reviewed journal.Trial registration: This study has been prospectively registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry on September 10, 2018 (ChiCTR1800018290).
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 27, 2020 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

The Relation between Plasma Gelsolin Levels and Prognosis in Patients with Acute İschemic Stroke upon Admission to Emergency Department
To compare serum gelsolin levels and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores in patients with acute ischemic stroke and to compare with healthy control subjects. Included in this study were patients with onset of symptoms in the first 3 h after acute ischemic stroke. Healthy volunteers were included as the control group. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, acute coronary syndromes, renal failure, heart failure, trauma, hepatic failure, infection, sepsis, and hematologic and oncologic disease were excluded from study. Venous blood samples were obtained from the patients and the control group upo...
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 23, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: A. Bayir, N. Tufekci, H. Vatansev, H. Baran, H. Kara, S.A. Kayis Source Type: research

Occurrence of death and stroke in patients in 47 countries 1 year after presenting with atrial fibrillation: a cohort study
Publication date: Available online 8 August 2016 Source:The Lancet Author(s): Jeff S Healey, Jonas Oldgren, Michael Ezekowitz, Jun Zhu, Prem Pais, Jia Wang, Patrick Commerford, Petr Jansky, Alvaro Avezum, Alben Sigamani, Albertino Demasceno, Paul Reilly, Alex Grinvalds, Juliet Nakamya, Akinyemi Aje, Wael Almahmeed, Andrew Moriarty, Lars Wallentin, Salim Yusuf, Stuart J Connolly Background Atrial fibrillation is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, but scant data are available for long-term outcomes in individuals outside North America or Europe, especially in primary care settings. Methods We did a coh...
Source: The Lancet - August 8, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

Extended Risk Factors for Stroke Prevention.
Authors: Zhang S, Zhang W, Zhou G Abstract Stroke causes disability and high mortality, while it can be prevented by increasing public awareness of risk factors. The common known risk factors are hypertension, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, smoking, alcohol consumption, low physical activity, overweight and hypercholesterolemia. However, the deep understanding of risk factors is limited. Moreover, more risk factor emerges in recent years. To further increase the awareness of risk factors for stroke prevention, this review indicates the reasonable application of antihypertensive agents according to the age-depe...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - March 18, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: J Natl Med Assoc Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 9144: Quality of Care in Public County Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study for Stroke, Pneumonia, and Heart Failure Care in Eastern China
un Hui Li There are very few studies about the quality of care (QoC) in Chinese county hospitals. Using 7, 6, and 6 standard operations from clinical pathways as the process indicators, we evaluated the quality of stroke, pneumonia, and heart failure care, respectively. We also conducted chi-squared tests to detect differences of quality between selected counties or hospitals. We extracted relevant information from medical records of 421 stroke cases, 329 pneumonia cases, and 341 heart failure cases, which were sampled from 6 county hospitals in 3 counties of eastern China. The average proportion of recommended care ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - July 27, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Quan Wang Li Yang Jialin Chen Xi Tu Qiang Sun Hui Li Tags: Article Source Type: research

Stroke prophylaxis in critically-ill patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation
AbstractDespite a high incidence of new onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) in critically ill patients and its association with short and long-term incidence of stroke, there is limited data assessing anticoagulation on hospital discharge in these patients. We retrospectively reviewed electronic medical records of all adult patients admitted to non-cardiac ICUs at our institution between January 2009 and March 2016. Patients with NOAF were identified and CHA2DS2-VASc score of ICU survivors was calculated. Prescription of oral anticoagulant therapy on hospital discharge was analyzed. A total of 640 (1.7% [38,708 patients]; 95%...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - April 7, 2019 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Upstate receives top performance awards for treating stroke and heart failure patients
Honors from the American Heart and American Stroke associations highlight outstanding care for treatment of heart failure and stroke at Upstate University Hospital
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - May 10, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Hospitalizations, deaths from heart disease, stroke drop in last decade
U.S. hospitalizations and deaths from heart disease and stroke dropped significantly in the last decade, according to new research. Furthermore, risks of dying for people who went to the hospital within a year decreased about 21 percent for unstable angina, 23 percent for heart attacks and 13 percent for heart failure and stroke.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 18, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news

UR Medicine Gets Top Honors for Cardiac, Stroke Programs
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has once again honored UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital with its highest awards for heart failure, stroke and resuscitation care. Strong Memorial is the only Rochester-area hospital to earn the highest levels of recognition for these categories of care.
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - May 25, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Sensors, Vol. 16, Pages 787: Unobtrusive Estimation of Cardiac Contractility and Stroke Volume Changes Using Ballistocardiogram Measurements on a High Bandwidth Force Plate
Unobtrusive and inexpensive technologies for monitoring the cardiovascular health of heart failure (HF) patients outside the clinic can potentially improve their continuity of care by enabling therapies to be adjusted dynamically based on the changing needs of the patients. Specifically, cardiac contractility and stroke volume (SV) are two key aspects of cardiovascular health that change significantly for HF patients as their condition worsens, yet these parameters are typically measured only in hospital/clinical settings, or with implantable sensors. In this work, we demonstrate accurate measurement of cardiac contractili...
Source: Sensors - May 27, 2016 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Hazar AshouriLara OrlandicOmer Inan Tags: Article Source Type: research

Studies: Low-Dose Aspirin May Not Prevent Initial Heart Attack, Stroke
Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke or other heart problem in people who already have had one, but the risks don’t outweigh the benefits for most other folks, major new research finds. Although it’s been used for more than a century, aspirin’s value in many situations is still unclear. The latest studies are some of the largest and longest to test this pennies-a-day blood thinner in people who don’t yet have heart disease or a blood vessel-related problem. One found that aspirin did not help prevent first strokes or heart attacks...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - August 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Healthwatch aspirin Source Type: news