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Race, ethnicity, sex, and socioeconomic disparities in anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation: A narrative review of contemporary literature
J Natl Med Assoc. 2023 Mar 5:S0027-9684(23)00034-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2023.02.008. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent arrhythmia in the United States and is responsible for 1 in 7 ischemic strokes. While anticoagulation is effective at preventing strokes, prior work has highlighted significant disparities in anticoagulation prescribing. Furthermore, racial, ethnic, sex, and socioeconomic disparities in AF outcomes have been described. As such, we aimed to review recent data on disparities with respect to anticoagulation for AF published between January 2018 and February 2021. The...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - March 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Danielle J Daly Utibe R Essien Marcela G Del Carmen Benjamin Scirica Adam N Berman Jennifer Searl Como Jason H Wasfy Source Type: research

Deadly Aneurysm-Linked Strokes Are Rising, Especially Among Black Americans
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 -- An often-deadly type of stroke -- subarachnoid hemorrhage -- is on the upswing in the United States, particularly among Black people, new research shows. Unlike the more common ischemic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 27, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Inflammatory bowel disease and cardiovascular diseases
Inflammatory Bowel Disease is comprised of two major subtypes: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract with extraintestinal manifestations that can involve a number of systems.1 There were estimated to be 7 million cases of inflammatory bowel disease globally in 2017, and at the national level, the United States had the highest age-standardized prevalence rate (464.5 per 100,000 population) of inflammatory bowel disease.2 Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases is defined as a history of acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, stable or unstable an...
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - September 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Bing Chen, Lauren V Collen, Craig Mowat, Kim L. Isaacs, Siddharth Singh, Sunanda V. Kane, Edward V. Loftus, Francis A. Farraye, Scott Snapper, Hani Jneid, Carl J Lavie, Chayakrit Krittanawong Tags: Clinical Research Study Source Type: research

Intra-arterial Thrombolysis to Target Occlusions in Distal Arteries and the Microcirculation
Acute ischemic stroke remains a leading cause of disability in the United States and worldwide despite substantially improved treatments for the most severe strokes over the last 5 years. Treatment of severe ischemic strokes, specifically those due to occlusion of large intracranial arteries, has been transformed by endovascular removal of the thrombus using stent retrievers or aspiration catheters. Treatment with mechanical thrombectomy is associated with a 20% to 27% absolute increase in the rate of functional independence compared with patients not treated with thrombectomy. Despite highly efficacious treatment, approxi...
Source: JAMA - March 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Where in the Brain do Strokes Occur? A Pilot Study and Call for Data
Conclusion: This small pilot study illustrates a methodology for collecting the data to substitute specific numerical quantitation for vague generalities about the neuroanatomical distribution of strokes. Such quantification can enable evidence-based data-driven improvements in the care of stroke patients.PMID:33985981 | DOI:10.3121/cmr.2021.1632
Source: Clinical Medicine and Research - May 14, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Larry Nichols Joshua C Bridgewater Nicholas B Wagner Mathew Karivelil Himara Koelmeyer Denise Goings Thomas D Hope Source Type: research

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