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Anemia is Associated with Poor Outcomes in Patients with Less Severe Ischemic Stroke
Anemia is a known predictor of in-hospital mortality among patients with such vascular conditions as acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. The role of anemia in patients with acute ischemic stroke is less well understood. We sought to examine the association between anemia at hospital admission and the combined outcome of in-hospital mortality and discharge to hospice in patients with acute ischemic stroke. We evaluated data from a retrospective cohort of consecutive ischemic stroke patients presenting within 48 hours of symptom onset at 5 hospitals between 1998 and 2003. Anemi...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 21, 2011 Category: Neurology Authors: Jason J. Sico, John Concato, Carolyn K. Wells, Albert C. Lo, Steven E. Nadeau, Linda S. Williams, Aldo J. Peixoto, Mark Gorman, John L. Boice, Dawn M. Bravata Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Ischemic Stroke Risk After Acute Coronary Syndrome Stroke
BackgroundPrior studies show an increased risk of ischemic stroke (IS) after myocardial infarction; however, there is limited evidence on long‐term risk and whether it is directly related to cardiac injury. We hypothesized that the risk of IS after acute coronary syndrome is significantly higher if there is evidence of cardiac injury, such as ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or non‐STEMI, than when there is no evidence of cardiac injury, such as in unstable angina.Methods and ResultsAdministrative claims data were obtained from all emergency department encounters and hospitalizations at California's...
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - July 12, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yaghi, S., Pilot, M., Song, C., Blum, C. A., Yakhkind, A., Silver, B., Furie, K. L., Elkind, M. S. V., Sherzai, D., Sherzai, A. Z. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Acute Coronary Syndromes Original Research Source Type: research
Admission Rates, Time Trends, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke From German Nationwide Data
DISCUSSION: Despite recent advances in acute stroke care over the last decade, the percentage of stroke hospitalizations resulting in death remained unchanged. Further research is needed to determine how best to optimize stroke care pathways for multimorbid patients.PMID:36332988 | DOI:10.1212/WNL.0000000000201259
Source: Cancer Control - November 4, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Dearbhla M Kelly Jannik Feld Peter M Rothwell Holger Reinecke Jeanette Koeppe Source Type: research
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.
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Source: Adv Data - May 1, 2014 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tsivgoulis G, Krogias C, Sands KA, Sharma VK, Katsanos AH, Vadikolias K, Papageorgiou SG, Heliopoulos I, Shiue H, Mitsoglou A, Liantinioti C, Athanasiadis D, Giannopoulos S, Piperidou C, Voumvourakis K, Alexandrov AV Tags: Ther Adv Neurol Disord Source Type: research
Association of ventricular arrhythmia and in-hospital mortality in stroke patients in Florida: A nonconcurrent prospective study
Abstract: Stroke remains one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Current evidence identified electrocardiographic abnormalities and cardiac arrhythmias in 50% of patients with an acute stroke. The purpose of this study was to assess whether the presence of ventricular arrhythmia (VA) in adult patients hospitalized in Florida with acute stroke increased the risk of in-hospital mortality.
Secondary data analysis of 215,150 patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke hospitalized in the state of Florida collected by the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration from 2008 to 2012. The main outcome for th...
Source: Medicine - July 1, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research
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
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
P-043 Elevated D-dimer levels predicts mortality in COVID-19 with stroke: analysis of multi-center electronic health record data
ConclusionsPeak D-dimer levels above 5.15 µg/ml feu are associated with increased mortality in COVID-19 patients with AIS.Disclosures Y. Kim: None. S. Khose: None. R. Abdelkhaleq: None. S. Salazar-Marioni: None. S. Sheth: None.
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - July 26, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Kim, Y., Khose, S., Abdelkhaleq, R., Salazar-Marioni, S., Sheth, S. Tags: Oral poster abstracts Source Type: research
Eulogy For My Father
I thought I would get used to it. Maybe feel some callousness to it. Walking into the building and being directed to the viewing hall. Walking to the front of the room and seeing a loved one lying in a casket. I have seen a cousin, grandparents, uncles and friends within the last five years or so pass away. These past few months I have had to come to grips that I will again face death. My dad is dying!
Twenty-four years ago my father suffered a near fatal stroke. The years following have been dealt with his heath declining and new issues he's faced including COPD and congestive heart failure. He has had a portable defibr...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Management and 1-Year Outcomes of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in the Middle East: Gulf Survey of Atrial Fibrillation Events
We describe management and outcomes of patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) in the Middle East. Consecutive patients with AF presenting to emergency departments (EDs) were prospectively enrolled. Among 1721 patients with nonvalvular AF, mean age was 59 ± 16 years and 44% were women. Comorbidities were common such as hypertension (59%), diabetes (33%), and coronary artery disease (33%). Warfarin was not prescribed to 40% of patients with Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age, Diabetes mellitus, Stroke/TIA2 score of ≥2. One-year rates of stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) and all-cause morta...
Source: Angiology - April 15, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zubaid, M., Rashed, W. A., Alsheikh-Ali, A. A., Al-Zakwani, I., AlMahmeed, W., Shehab, A., Sulaiman, K., Qudaimi, A. A., Asaad, N., Amin, H., on behalf of the Gulf Survey of Atrial Fibrillation Events (Gulf SAFE) Investigators Tags: Atrial Fibrillation Source Type: research
Risk analysis of carotid stent from a population-based database in Taiwan
Abstract: Because stroke is the third leading disease that causes mortality in the world, the prevention of stroke from advanced carotid stenosis is an important issue. The carotid stent (CAS) is a less invasive to treat advanced carotid stenosis, but for high-risk patients it may cause some events after the procedure that reduces the benefit of stroke prevention. Because patients and their families have less information about risk of events after CAS and are easy concerned, this study calculates the individual probability of major adverse cardiovascular events including any stroke, myocardial infarction, or death after pr...
Source: Medicine - August 1, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research
The prevalence and prognostic implications of pre-procedural hyperbilirubinemia in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement
AbstractPreoperative hyperbilirubinemia is associated with increased mortality and morbidity after cardiac surgery. However, this clinical significance is unclear with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence and prognostic implications of preoperative elevations of serum total bilirubin on TAVR outcomes. In 611 consecutive patients who underwent an elective TAVR procedure, 576 patients had recorded serum total bilirubin levels. Hyperbilirubinemia was defined as any value of serum total bilirubin ≥ 1.2 mg/dL obtained within 30-days prior to th...
Source: Heart and Vessels - March 27, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
A multiparameter model predicting in-hospital mortality in malignant cerebral infarction
Abstract: The early identification of patients with large hemisphere infarctions (LHIs) at risk of fatal brain edema may result in better outcomes. A quantitative model using parameters obtained at admission may be a predictor of in-hospital mortality from LHI.
This prospective study enrolled all patients with LHI involving>50% of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) admitted to our neurological intensive care unit within 48 hours of symptom onset. Early clinical and radiographic parameters and the baseline CHADS2 score (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥ 75 years, diabetes mellitus, stroke [double weight]) w...
Source: Medicine - July 1, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research
FDA clears AliveCor ’ s KardiaBand ECG for Apple Watch
AliveCor said today that the FDA cleared its KardioBand electrocardiogram device for the Apple Watch, designed to monitor for early signs of atrial fibrillation.
First introduced in March 2016, KardiaBand is the first medical device accessory to be cleared by the federal safety watchdog for the Apple Watch, Mountain View, Calif.-based AliveCor said. It’s designed to display and record clinical-grade cardiac rhythm readings in real time in about 30 seconds, the company said.
AliveCor also said it launched the SmartRhythm artificial intelligence app for the Apple Watch, which is designed to continuously evaluate the ...
Source: Mass Device - November 30, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Patient Monitoring Wall Street Beat AliveCor Cardiac Rhythm Management Source Type: news
Examination of Hospital Characteristics and Patient Quality Outcomes Using Four Inpatient Quality Indicators and 30-Day All-Cause Mortality
The study objective was to examine hospital mortality outcomes and structure using 2008 patient-level discharges from general community hospitals. Discharges from Florida administrative files were merged to the state mortality registry. A cross-sectional analysis of inpatient mortality was conducted using Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), congestive heart failure (CHF), stroke, pneumonia, and all-payer 30-day postdischarge mortality. Structural characteristics included bed size, volume, ownership, teaching status, and system affiliation. Outcomes were risk adjusted using 3M APR-DRG....
Source: American Journal of Medical Quality - January 3, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Carretta, H. J., Chukmaitov, A., Tang, A., Shin, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
