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Long-Term Effect of Fee-For-Service-Based Reimbursement Cuts on Processes and Outcomes of Care for Stroke: Interrupted Time-Series Study From Taiwan Original Articles
Conclusions— There are improvement trends in processes and outcomes of care over time. However, the reimbursement cuts from the FFS-based global budget cap are associated with trend changes in processes and outcomes of care for stroke. The FFS-based reimbursement cuts may have long-term positive and negative associations with stroke care.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - January 20, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tung, Y.-C., Chang, G.-M., Cheng, S.-H. Tags: Health policy and outcome research Original Articles Source Type: research

Behind the Headlines 2014 Quiz of the Year
In 2014, Behind the Headlines covered more than 500 health stories that made it into the mainstream media. Test your knowledge of 2014's health news with our month-by-month quiz. If you've been paying attention, you should find this quiz both easy and fun. Answers are at the foot of the page (no peeking!).   In January 2014's health news... What was said to help make bones stronger? 1) Swimming 2) Marriage 3) Listening to classical music Warnings were issued about the possible return of what? 1) Swine flu 2) The Black Death 3) Smallpox   In February 2014's health news... What activity was said to lower your ...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 29, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Special reports Medical practice Source Type: news

Effect of Clot Aging and Cholesterol Content on Ultrasound-Assisted Thrombolysis
Abstract Exposure to 2-MHz transcranial diagnostic ultrasound enhances the thrombolytic activity of intravenously administered tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) in acute ischemic stroke (sonothrombolysis). However, rates of arterial recanalization vary widely, depending upon the clot burden, its location, and stroke subtype. We evaluated the influence of age and cholesterol level of the blood clots on sonothrombolysis in an in vitro model. To “age” the clots, serum was replaced by fresh blood periodically. We increased the cholesterol content of the clots by adding cholesterin to the blood. The clots were...
Source: Translational Stroke Research - October 1, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Cardiovascular highlights from non-cardiology journals
Niacin fails to prevent cardiovascular events Observational studies have consistently demonstrated that levels of LDL cholesterol directly correlate with cardiovascular risk while HDL levels are inversely related to cardiovascular risk. Niacin is known to reduce LDL levels and concurrently raise HDL levels. In the HPS2-THRIVE study, 25,673 patients with a background of vascular disease were randomized to receive 2 g of extended-release niacin and 40 mg of laropiprant (an anti-flushing agent) or a matching placebo daily. Prior to starting the study, in a run-in phase, background statin therapy was standardized wit...
Source: Heart - September 23, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bradley, S. M. Tags: Journal scan Source Type: research

Cerebral small-vessel disease associated with COL4A1 and COL4A2 gene duplications
A nonsmoking woman, aged 44 years, presented with transient right-sided hemiparesis. CT showed leukoencephalopathy without infarction (figure). Blood pressure was normal. Blood count, plasma glucose levels, C-reactive protein, renal/liver function tests, cardiac enzymes, atrial natriuretic factor, HIV/syphilis/hepatitis B and C serology, and lactic acid levels were normal. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels were slightly elevated (1.25 g/L). Screening tests for prothrombotic disorders (serum fibrinogen, D-dimer, fibrin degradation products, antithrombin III level, protein C and S level, factor V Leiden, proth...
Source: Neurology - September 8, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Renard, D., Mine, M., Pipiras, E., Labauge, P., Delahaye, A., Benzacken, B., Tournier-Lasserve, E. Tags: Stroke in young adults, MRI, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Infarction, All Genetics CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES Source Type: research

Lipid lowering in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension: an analysis from the Treating to New Targets (TNT) trial
Conclusion In subjects with TRH, intensive lipid lowering with atorvastatin 80 mg is associated with a significant reduction in cardiovascular events.
Source: European Heart Journal - July 15, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bangalore, S., Fayyad, R., Laskey, R., DeMicco, D., Deedwania, P., Kostis, J. B., Messerli, F. H., Treating to New Targets Steering Committee and Investigators Tags: Heart failure/cardiomyopathy Source Type: research

An audit of management practices in patients with suspected temporary monocular blindness
Conclusion There is a need to improve professional awareness of the importance of starting best medical therapy and performing CEA as soon as possible after onset of TMB.
Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology - May 17, 2014 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Naylor, A. R., Robinson, T. G., Eveson, D., Burns, J. Tags: Public health, Vision, Neurology Original articles - Clinical science Source Type: research

Association between periodontal disease and non-fatal ischemic stroke: a case-control study.
Conclusion. This case-control study demonstrates that periodontal disease, especially markers such as BOP and bone loss, is independently associated with ischemic stroke. PMID: 24720864 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica - April 11, 2014 Category: Dentistry Authors: Lafon A, Tala S, Ahossi V, Perrin D, Giroud M, Béjot Y Tags: Acta Odontol Scand Source Type: research

Comparing Semi-quantitative and Volumetric Measurements of MRI White Matter Hyperintensities: The Northern Manhattan Study (S62.007)
CONCLUSIONS: Our volumetric and visual rating measures of WMH were strongly correlated, but the volumetric measure was associated with more risk factors in this community-based sample. User-friendly WMH scales that capture vascular risk are needed to develop risk-prediction scores for WMH lesion burden.Study Supported by:Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute and NINDS (R37 NS 29993; K02 NS 059729)Disclosure: Dr. Oboudiyat has nothing to disclose. Dr. Gardener has nothing to disclose. Dr. Marquez has nothing to disclose. Dr. Sacco has nothing to disclose. Dr. DeCarli has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity ...
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Oboudiyat, C., Gardener, H., Marquez, C., Elkind, M., Sacco, R., DeCarli, C., Wright, C. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Cognitive and Behavioral Source Type: research

Vascular Inflammation Imaging with 18F-FDG PET/CT for In-Stent Restenosis after Intracranial Stent Deployment in a Swine Model (S51.002)
Conclusions: This swine model is suitable for the testing of devices for the endovascular treatment of intracranial atherosclerosis. It can be a useful tool for the study of inflammation mechanisms of in-stent restenosis after intracranial stenting therapies.Disclosure: Dr. Shi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Liu has nothing to disclose. Dr. Wang has nothing to disclose. Dr. Liu has nothing to disclose. Dr. Shi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Zhang has nothing to disclose. Dr. Chen has nothing to disclose. Dr. Liu has nothing to disclose. Dr. Liu has nothing to disclose. Dr. Wang has nothing to disclose. Dr. Feng has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Shi, Z.-S., Liu, Z., Wang, J.-S., Liu, D.-H., Shi, X.-C., Zhang, X.-S., Chen, D.-J., Liu, Y., Liu, Y.-Q., Wang, Q.-Y., Feng, L. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Large Vessel Atherosclerotic Disease Source Type: research

Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery review
Patients see neurosurgeons as gods, but what is the reality? Henry Marsh has written a memoir of startling candourWe go to doctors for help and healing; we don't expect them to make us worse. Most people know the aphorism taught to medical students, attributed to the ancient Greek Hippocrates but timeless in its quiet sanity: "First, do no harm." But many medical treatments do cause harm: learning how to navigate the risks of drug therapies, as well as the catastrophic consequences of botched or inadvised surgical operations, is a big part of why training doctors takes so long. Even the simplest of therapies carries the ri...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 19, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Gavin Francis Tags: The Guardian Private healthcare Culture Society Reviews Books Neuroscience UK news Hospitals NHS Source Type: news

Dementia research funding should be on same footing as cancer, says charity
This article was amended on Wednesday 11 December 2013. Alzheizmer's Research Trust is now called Alzheimer's Research UK. This has been corrected.DementiaMental healthMedical researchHaroon Siddiquetheguardian.com © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 11, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Haroon Siddique Tags: The Guardian Mental health News Medical research Society Dementia UK news Science Source Type: news

An audit of management practices in patients with suspected temporary monocular blindness.
CONCLUSION: There is a need to improve professional awareness of the importance of starting best medical therapy and performing CEA as soon as possible after onset of TMB. PMID: 24187055 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology - November 1, 2013 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Naylor AR, Robinson TG, Eveson D, Burns J Tags: Br J Ophthalmol Source Type: research

In Vivo Evaluation of Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation and of Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Statins by 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography ∗
Atherosclerosis is currently no longer considered merely a cholesterol storage disease, but rather a complex process of vascular inflammation (1,22). Indeed, various inflammatory cells and, in particular, monocytes and macrophages play a major role in the development, progression, and rupture of atherosclerotic plaques (3). Atherosclerosis is initiated when blood monocytes and T lymphocytes are attracted by chemokinesis to oxidized apo-B rich lipoproteins in the vessel wall. Expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and E- and P-selectin by the endothelium allows their adherence and entry into the subendothelial spac...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions - August 26, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Having "the talk" when heart disease runs in the family
When heart disease or stroke runs in a family, it's important to talk about it with children and other close family members. The conversation may be hard, but the payoff—better health for all—can be huge, according to the September 2013 Harvard Heart Letter. "Knowing your family history is one of most powerful tools we have to guide how we take care of ourselves from a health perspective," says Dr. Paula A. Johnson, professor of cardiology at Harvard Medical School and chief of the Division of Women's Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital. "This is a chance for your children to make changes that will have both...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - August 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news