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Common comorbidities and survival in MS: Risk for stroke, type 1 diabetes and infections
Conclusions Given the high risk for stroke in this MS population and the observed complexity among the coincident common risk factors for circulatory diseases, the high risk for type 1 diabetes and common infections raise a need to recognize patients at risk with these conditions and with the other known risk factors such as metabolic syndrome and smoking. The survival disadvantage related to circulatory diseases observed in general population is true also in MS and should be recognized to reduce the burden of disease and premature mortality in MS. Graphical abstract
Source: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders - November 13, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Usefulness of the CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED Scores in Predicting the Risk of Stroke Versus Intracranial Bleeding in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (From the FibStroke Study)
CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED scores stratify the risk of thromboembolic and bleeding events respectively in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). There is only little information on how they differentiate which of the 2 clinically most important complications (ischemic stroke, IS or an intracranial bleeding, IB) the patient is more prone to suffer. We evaluated both scores in patients suffering either of these major complications. The FibStroke Study collected data on all patients with AF suffering either an ischemic stroke or an intracranial bleeding event between 2003-2012 in 4 Finnish hospital districts.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 12, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Samuli Jaakkola, Tuomas O. Kiviniemi, Ilpo Nuotio, Juha Hartikainen, Pirjo Mustonen, Antti Palom äki, Jussi Jaakkola, Antti Ylitalo, Päivi Hartikainen, K.E. Juhani Airaksinen Source Type: research

Mobile application detecting atrial fibrillation reduces the risk of stroke
(University of Turku) A new application developed at the University of Turku, Finland, can detect atrial fibrillation that causes strokes. Atrial fibrillation can be detected with the mobile phone application without any extra equipment. The mobile application can save lives all over the world as timely diagnosis of atrial fibrillation is crucial for effective stroke prevention.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Usefulness of the CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED Scores in Predicting the Risk of Stroke Versus Intracranial Bleeding in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (from the FibStroke Study)
CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED scores stratify the risk of thromboembolic and bleeding events respectively in patients with atrial fibrillation. There is only little information on how they differentiate which of the 2 clinically most important complications (ischemic stroke [IS] or an intracranial bleeding [IB]) the patient is more prone to suffer. We evaluated both scores in patients with either of these major complications. The FibStroke Study collected data on all patients with atrial fibrillation with either an IS or an IB event between 2003 and 2012 in 4 Finnish hospital districts.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 12, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Samuli Jaakkola, Tuomas O. Kiviniemi, Ilpo Nuotio, Juha Hartikainen, Pirjo Mustonen, Antti Palom äki, Jussi Jaakkola, Antti Ylitalo, Päivi Hartikainen, K.E. Juhani Airaksinen Source Type: research

Long working week 'may increase risk of irregular heartbeat'
Conclusion This study draws together data from a large group of people to investigate whether working hours could be linked to AF. It found people who work 55 or more hours a week had an increased risk of developing an irregular heartbeat. But before we jump to any conclusions, there are several important things to consider: The number of people who developed AF during this study was small: only 1.24%. That's the absolute risk of AF. Even if working more than 55 hours a week does increase your risk of AF by around 40%, it would only be increasing it to something like 1.74% – which is still very small. Only a small ...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news

The prevalence and prognostic significance of interatrial block in the general population.
Discussion IAB is a rather frequent finding in the general population. IAB is a risk factor for AF and is associated with an increased risk of stroke or TIA independently of associated AF. Key messagesBoth partial and advanced interatrial block are associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation in the general population.Advanced interatrial block is an independent risk factor for stroke and transient ischemic attack.The clinical significance of interatrial block is dependent on the subtype classification. PMID: 32077319 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Medicine - February 23, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Ann Med Source Type: research

Income and outcomes of patients with incident atrial fibrillation
Conclusions Personal annual income has a significant impact on the incidence of first-ever ischaemic stroke and overall mortality among patients with incident AF, particularly among patients of working age. Low-income indicate the need for intervention strategies to improve outcomes of AF. Trial registration number NCT04645537.
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - July 8, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Biancari, F., Teppo, K., Jaakkola, J., Halminen, O., Linna, M., Haukka, J., Putaala, J., Mustonen, P., Kinnunen, J., Hartikainen, J., Aro, A., Airaksinen, J., Lehto, M. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research

Natural course of Fabry disease with the p. Arg227Ter (p.R227*) mutation in Finland: Fast study
ConclusionCardiac involvement should be effectively detected in females before considering them asymptomatic mutation carriers.
Source: Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine - August 13, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: P äivi Pietilä‐Effati, Jukka T. Saarinen, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Reijo Autio, Maria Saarenhovi, Maria K. Haanpää, Ilkka Kantola Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Choice of the first anti-epileptic drug in elderly patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy: A Finnish retrospective study
Conclusion First-generation AEDs are still the most commonly employed first drugs for elderly patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy in Finland. Age and comorbid conditions have an effect in the choice of the initial AED treatment.
Source: Seizure - July 5, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Atrial fibrillation in immigrant groups: a cohort study of all adults 45  years of age and older in Sweden
In conclusion, we observed substantial differences in incidence of AF between immigrant groups and the Swedish-born population. A greater awareness of the increased risk of AF development in some immigrant groups may enable for a timely diagnos is, treatment and prevention of its debilitating complications, such as stroke.
Source: European Journal of Epidemiology - July 12, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Anticoagulation therapy among patients presenting to the emergency department with symptomatic atrial fibrillation – the FinFib2 study
Conclusion: These data showed that OAC was prescribed frequently to patients with symptomatic AF and risk factors for stroke. However, in patients using warfarin, international normalized ratio was not at the therapeutic level in a large proportion of the patients with previously diagnosed AF.
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - August 30, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Thyroid ‐stimulating hormone and risk of sudden cardiac death, total mortality and cardiovascular morbidity
ConclusionsThyroid function abnormalities could be linked with higher risks of total mortality and SCD. Large‐scale randomised studies are needed for evidence‐based recommendations regarding treatment of mild thyroid failure.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Clinical Endocrinology - September 1, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Ville L. Lang én, Teemu J. Niiranen, Pauli Puukka, Arttu O. Lehtonen, Jussi A. Hernesniemi, Jouko Sundvall, Veikko Salomaa, Antti M. Jula Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Poor Quality of Warfarin Treatment Increases the Risk of All Types of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Atrial Fibrillation.
CONCLUSIONS: Poor control of warfarin treatment was associated with elevated risk of ICH. Approximately half of the ICH were traumatic, mainly subdural. PMID: 30686804 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Circulation Journal - January 25, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tiili P, Putaala J, Mehtälä J, Khanfir H, Niiranen J, Korhonen P, Raatikainen P, Lehto M Tags: Circ J Source Type: research

Lower Incidence of Late Tamponade After Cardiac Surgery by Extended Chest Tube Drainage.
CONCLUSIONS: Longer mediastinal chest tube drainage after cardiac surgery is associated with a significantly lower incidence of late cardiac tamponade. PMID: 30835565 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal - March 7, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Scand Cardiovasc J Source Type: research

Pentraxin 3 in Cardiovascular Disease
Giuseppe Ristagno1*, Francesca Fumagalli1, Barbara Bottazzi2, Alberto Mantovani2,3,4, Davide Olivari1, Deborah Novelli1 and Roberto Latini1 1Department of Cardiovascular Research, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research IRCCS, Milan, Italy 2Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Milan, Italy 3Humanitas University, Milan, Italy 4The William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom The long pentraxin PTX3 is a member of the pentraxin family produced locally by stromal and myeloid cells in response to proinflammatory signals and microbial moieties. The p...
Source: Frontiers in Immunology - April 16, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research