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Risk of stroke in first-ever acute urinary retention: A 10-year population-based study
Conclusion There was significant difference in the risk of stroke between patients with and without AUR. Preventive measures should be taken for patients with AUR, which may be associated with an increased risk of subsequent stroke. Large-scale population-based studies in other countries and regions are recommended.
Source: Urological Science - July 1, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
The use of proton pump inhibitors decreases the risk of diabetes mellitus in patients with upper gastrointestinal disease: A population-based retrospective cohort study
Conclusions: Our results demonstrated a decreased risk of DM in UGID patients who used PPIs; the risk appeared to be significantly dose-dependent.
Source: Medicine - July 1, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research
Level of Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Events SPRINT Criteria Versus the 2014 Hypertension Recommendations
BackgroundBlood pressure (BP) targets from the SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial) differ from targets of the 2014 hypertension (HTN) recommendations of the Eighth Joint National Committee.ObjectivesThe goal of this study was to estimate the proportion of hypertensive adults with who would meet BP goals under the SPRINT criteria and under the 2014 recommendations, and to determine related effects on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.MethodsWe used data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 2008 to 2013 (n = 13,346), as well as the Korean National Health Insurance Service...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - June 14, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Ritalin Could Trigger Heart Problems In Children
Ritalin and similar forms of ADHD medication may trigger abnormal heart rhythms and increase heart attack risk in some children soon after they start taking the drug, according to a new study.
This connection was especially true for children who were born with heart disease.
According to the study, published in the British medical journal BMJ, kids had an increased risk of heart attack between eight and 56 days after starting methylphenidate, a stimulant most commonly sold as Ritalin, although this heightened risk didn’t reach statistical significance. The researchers could find no evidence of a heightened...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 8, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
What The Government's Latest Asian-American Health Report Got Wrong
Asian-Americans fare better than the general population on five different measures of health, according to a new national study.
But though it may appear that the "model minority" myth about the 15 million Asians in America extends even to physical and mental health, experts say this finding obscures the truth about vast disparities between Asian subgroups -- and that the study's methodology may have prevented the elderly, immigrants and people who don't speak English from contributing to a more nuanced picture of the health status of Asians in America.
The report, published by the U.S. Center fo...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 20, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
The Association Between Peptic Ulcer Disease and Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study
Abstract: Stroke is a common cause of death worldwide, but about 30% of ischemic stroke (IS) patients have no identifiable contributing risk factors. Because peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and vascular events share some common risk factors, we conducted a population-based study to evaluate the association between PUD and IS.
We followed up a representative sample of 1 million residents of Taiwan using the National Health Insurance Research Database from 1997 to 2011. We defined patients who received medications for PUD and had related diagnosis codes as the PUD group, and a reference group matched by age and sex was sampled f...
Source: Medicine - May 1, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research
Risk of Parkinsons Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Other Comorbidities in Taiwan (P5.360)
Conclusions: The study shows diabetes, as well as hypertension, episodic mood disorders and ischemic stroke, are associated with an increased risk of PD in Taiwanese population.Disclosure: Dr. LEE has nothing to disclose. Dr. Yeh has nothing to disclose. Dr. Liang has nothing to disclose. Dr. Chen has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Lee, C.-J., Yeh, Y.-C., Liang, C.-Y., Chen, Y.-Y. Tags: Movement Disorders: Parkinson ' s Disease I Source Type: research
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo after Dental Procedures: A Population-Based Case-Control Study
Conclusions Our results demonstrated a correlation between dental procedures and BPPV. The specialists who treat patients with BPPV should consider dental procedures to be a risk factor, and dentists should recognize BPPV as a possible complication of dental treatment.
Source: PLoS One - April 3, 2016 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Tzu-Pu Chang Source Type: research
Subtotal Gastrectomy With Billroth II Anastomosis Is Associated With a Low Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Peptic Ulcer Disease Patients: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
Abstract: Duodenal diversion can ameliorate lipid and glucose metabolism. We assessed the risk of stroke after subtotal gastrectomy with Billroth II anastomosis (SGBIIA) in peptic ulcer disease (PUD).
We identified 6425 patients who received SGBIIA for PUD between 1998 and 2010 from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database as the study cohort; we frequency-matched them with 25,602 randomly selected controls from the PUD population who did not receive SGBIIA according to age, sex, index year, and comorbidities including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, congestive heart...
Source: Medicine - April 1, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research
The effect of sex and age on the comorbidity burden of OSA: an observational analysis from a large nationwide US health claims database
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a highly prevalent condition but studies exploring the burden of OSA-associated comorbidities have been limited by small sample sizes with underrepresentation of women.
We queried the Truven Health MarketScan Research Databases 2003–2012, which is a collection of health insurance claims for working adults and retirees with employer-sponsored health insurance. Adults with a diagnostic code for OSA with at least 12 months of follow-up from the index date of OSA diagnosis were compared to a matched random sample. Comorbidities were assessed using International Classification of Dis...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - March 31, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Mokhlesi, B., Ham, S. A., Gozal, D. Tags: Sleep medicine Original Articles: Sleep Source Type: research
Association of health insurance status and receipt of health care among US adults with self-reported hypertension
Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke; yet only half of the 70 million US adults with hypertension have it under control. Previous studies have shown that adults with hypertension and health insurance were more likely to have controlled blood pressure than those without health insurance. However, less is known about hypertension management among those classified as underinsured (i.e., those with health insurance, but with financial difficulty in paying for health care).
Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - March 31, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jing Fang, Guixiang Zhao, Guijing Wang, Carma Ayala, Fleetwood Loustalot Source Type: research
Post-traumatic stress disorder was associated with a threefold increased risk for stroke in a Taiwanese National Health Insurance Database
People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to have psychiatric comorbidities and cardiovascular risk factors, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, smoking and dyslipidemia.1 ,2 While stroke can trigger PTSD,3 prior to this study it was not known whether PTSD increases the risk for stroke.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Clinical Characteristics and Lifestyle Behaviors in a Population-Based Sample of Chinese and South Asian Immigrants With Hypertension.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study highlight important clinical distinctions in hypertensive Chinese and South Asian immigrant communities with respect to age and body size. Whether targeted and culturally appropriate approaches would reduce cardiovascular disease-related mortality in these groups needs further study.
PMID: 26888778 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal of Hypertension - February 17, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yi SS, Thorpe LE, Zanowiak JM, Trinh-Shevrin C, Islam NS Tags: Am J Hypertens Source Type: research
Medication Adherence and the Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality and Hospitalization Among Patients With Newly Prescribed Antihypertensive Medications Epidemiology/Population
This study evaluated the effect of antihypertensive medication adherence on specific cardiovascular disease mortality (ischemic heart disease [IHD], cerebral hemorrhage, and cerebral infarction). Our study used data from a 3% sample cohort that was randomly extracted from enrollees of Korean National Health Insurance. Study subjects were aged ≥20 years, were diagnosed with hypertension, and started newly prescribed antihypertensive medication in 2003 to 2004. Adherence to antihypertensive medication was estimated as the cumulative medication adherence. Subjects were divided into good (cumulative medication adherence, &g...
Source: Hypertension - February 10, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kim, S., Shin, D. W., Yun, J. M., Hwang, Y., Park, S. K., Ko, Y.-J., Cho, B. Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Primary Prevention, Compliance/Adherence, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Epidemiology/Population Source Type: research
Antidepressant treatment and risk of dementia: a population-based, retrospective case-control study.
CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of dementia in patients is associated with antidepressant medication use. Treatment with tricyclic antidepressants was associated with a reduced risk of dementia, whereas treatment with SSRIs, MAOIs, heterocyclic antidepressants, and other antidepressants was associated with an increased risk of dementia.
PMID: 26845268 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry - February 9, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: J Clin Psychiatry Source Type: research
