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Stroke Incidence and Mortality on the Decline in U.S. (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
Stroke incidence and mortality are declining in the U.S., possibly due to better control of …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - July 16, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Featured in NEJM Journal Watch: Zoster Raises Risk for Stroke (FREE)
By the NEJM Journal Watch Editors
Excess risk …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - June 18, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Higher Protein Consumption Linked to Lower Stroke Risk (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
Higher protein intake is associated with reduced stroke risk, according to a meta-analysis in Neurology.Researchers assessed the results of …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - June 12, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Effectiveness of Early Stroke Thrombolysis Confirmed in Community-Based Study (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and André Sofair, MD, MPH
The effectiveness of early thrombolytic therapy after acute stroke observed in randomized trials persists in everyday clinical practice, according to a large, …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - June 3, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
FDA Approves Platelet-Receptor Antagonist Vorapaxar (FREE)
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The FDA has approved vorapaxar (Zontivity), an oral platelet-receptor antagonist, to reduce the risk for MI, stroke, cardiovascular death, and the need for revascularization...
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - May 12, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
FDA Comes Out Against Aspirin for Primary Prevention (FREE)
By Larry Husten
Aspirin shouldn't be marketed for primary prevention of heart attack or stroke, the FDA has announced. The statement follows the agency's rejection on Friday of Bayer Healthcare's decade-old petition requesting approval of …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - May 6, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Updated Guidelines for Preventing Recurrent Stroke (FREE)
By Kelly Young
The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association have released updated guidelines for preventing recurrent stroke in patients who've experienced a stroke or …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - May 2, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Epidural Corticosteroid Injections Pose Risk for Neurological Problems (FREE)
By Kristin J. Kelley
Injectable corticosteroids given via epidural to treat back and neck pain may cause "rare but serious" complications — paralysis, stroke, vision loss, and death …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - April 24, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Featured in NEJM Journal Watch: Better Outcomes with Prehospital Stroke Thrombolysis (FREE)
By the NEJM Journal Watch Editors
In a …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - April 23, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Shingles May Portend Stroke, But Antivirals Lower Risk (FREE)
By Joe Elia
The risk for stroke increases significantly in the weeks after the onset of herpes zoster, especially cases of zoster affecting the distribution of the trigeminal nerve, according to a Clinical Infectious …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - April 4, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Featured in NEJM Journal Watch: Hemicraniectomy After Stroke Improves Survival (FREE)
By the NEJM Journal Watch Editors
After an infarct in the region of …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - March 24, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
15-Minute-Faster Stroke Treatment Could Add a Month to Healthy Life Span (FREE)
By Joe Elia
Speeding the time between stroke onset and intravenous thrombolysis translates to measurable benefits in healthy life span, according to a study in Stroke …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - March 14, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Even Low-Range Prehypertension BP Seems Associated with Increased Stroke Risk (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Prehypertension is associated with increased stroke risk, even after controlling for other cardiovascular risk factors, according to a new meta-analysis in Neurology.In 19 prospective cohort …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - March 13, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
U.K. Geriatrician: Statins, Antihypertensives "Greatly" Overprescribed for Adults 80 and Older (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
"The data strongly suggest that we are over-treating many healthy patients aged 80+ regarding stroke prevention," concludes U.K. geriatrician Kit Byatt in a perspective published in Evidence-Based Medicine.Byatt offers a brief …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - February 27, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Updated Guidelines Issued on Anticoagulation Prophylaxis for Stroke in NVAF (FREE)
By Joe Elia
The American Academy of Neurology has issued revised guidelines on preventing stroke in the face of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). The …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - February 25, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
