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Multicentre collection of uniform data on patients hospitalised for transient ischaemic attack or stroke in the Philippines: the Philippine Neurological Association One Database-Stroke (PNA1DB-Stroke) protocol
Introduction For scientific advances to translate into improved patient outcomes, systems of care must be in place to facilitate delivery of care. There is scarce information on quality of care and clinical outcome in our stroke patients. We aim to collect uniform data from patients with first or recurrent transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke to determine in-patient caseload, patient profile, types of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, outcomes and overall quality of care among patients hospitalised for acute stroke in the Philippines. Methods and analysis This multicentre observational...
Source: BMJ Open - May 24, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Philippine Neurological Association One Database - Stroke, Disease Study Management Group, Gan, Alvarez, Canete, Co, Collantes, Escabillas, Hiyadan, Juangco, Lokin, Macrohon-Valdez, Punsalan, Sarapuddin, Picar, Pascual V Tags: Open access, Neurology Source Type: research

Heart Risks Vary Among Asian-Americans
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2019 -- Not all Asian-Americans are equally susceptible to the deadly damage of heart disease and stroke, new research suggests. The risk of premature death is highest among Asian Indian, Filipino and Vietnamese subgroups, the...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 20, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news