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Diabetes, Stroke Linked to C. difficile
LAS VEGAS — Diabetes and stroke are risk factors for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), with stroke patients at about 10 times the risk of recurrence.
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 31, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Jim Kling Source Type: news
Vagal Stimulation May Help Upper Limb Stroke Recovery
Patients with upper limbs affected by ischemic stroke who paired traditional rehabilitation exercises with pulsed vagus nerve stimulation boosted functional scores significantly higher than did those who performed exercises alone in a small, randomized pilot trial.
Source: Caring for the Ages - August 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Michele G. Sullivan Source Type: news
Statins, Fibrates Lower Stroke Risk in Elderly
Both statin and fibrate therapies taken to improve lipid profiles decreased the risk of stroke by 30% in a community-dwelling population of elderly people, according to prospective European study published online in the British Medical Journal.
Source: Caring for the Ages - August 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Mary Ann Moon Source Type: news
Ways To Improve Door-to-Needle Times in Stroke Treatment
WASHINGTON, DC — A streamlined emergency care service and a low-cost, tablet-based mobile telestroke system are two examples of shortening the time it takes for acute ischemic stroke patients to receive thrombolytic therapy that were presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.
Source: Caring for the Ages - August 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Elizabeth Mechcatie Source Type: news
FDA Issues New Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Warnings for NSAIDs
The Food and Drug Administration has taken new action to strengthen existing warning labels about the increased risk of heart attack or stroke with the use of prescription and over-the-counter nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Source: Caring for the Ages - August 29, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Jeff Evans Source Type: news
Experts Say Abandon Aspirin for Stroke Prevention in AFib
SNOWMASS, CO — It’s time to eliminate the practice of prescribing aspirin for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation and a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1, two eminent cardiologists agreed at the Annual Cardiovascular Conference at Snowmass.
Source: Caring for the Ages - February 26, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Bruce Jancin Source Type: news
Cryptogenic Stroke Linked to PSVT in Absence of AF
LOS ANGELES — Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia is associated with subsequent ischemic stroke in patients without documented atrial fibrillation, according to a claims analysis of 42,152 Medicare enrollees at least 66 years old.
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 29, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: M. Alexander Otto Source Type: news
Cognitive Impairment Signals Subclinical Vascular Disease
VIENNA — Measuring cognitive function might help determine if an elderly patient is at risk for developing a host of vascular diseases, including stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA), research presented at the annual European Stroke Conference suggested.
Source: Caring for the Ages - July 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Sara Freeman Source Type: news
Larger and More Severe Strokes Seen With Aspirin Resistance
Patients with acute ischemic stroke who test positive for aspirin resistance had both larger stroke volume and increased severity, compared with patients without resistance, in an observational study of 311 patients at Korean medical centers.
Source: Caring for the Ages - August 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Kari Oakes Source Type: news
Cognitive Impairment Signals Subclinical Vascular Disease
VIENNA — Measuring cognitive function might help determine if an elderly patient is at risk for developing a host of vascular diseases, including stroke and transient ischemic attack, research presented at the annual European Stroke Conference suggested.
Source: Caring for the Ages - August 29, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Sara Freeman Source Type: news
Consent Process Complex for the Unbefriended
Emma, a resident in your facility, recently had a stroke. Although she had been able to provide informed consent and make her own decisions, she is no longer able to do so. It seems unlikely that she will improve, she has no family or known associates, and she had refused to complete an advance directive. There are additional treatments that are likely to be ongoing for various non-emergent medical issues, and due to her stroke and related decline, she has been experiencing distressing hallucinations and increased depression.
Source: Caring for the Ages - September 29, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert M. Gibson Tags: Medical Ethics Source Type: news
Oral Anticoagulants for Atrial Fibrillation: Benefits Outweigh Risks for Older Adults
Atrial fibrillation (AF) causes one in seven strokes overall, and one in four strokes in people over the age of 80, according to the National Institutes of Health — which makes stroke prevention a pillar of AF management. Yet oral anticoagulation (OAC), which reduces the risk of stroke by one-half to two-thirds in people with AF, is underutilized in the assisted living and long-term care population.
Source: Caring for the Ages - December 29, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Christine Kilgore Source Type: news
NIH: Lives Saved With Lower Systolic Blood Pressure
Deaths were reduced by nearly one-quarter when systolic blood pressure was treated to a target of 120 rather than 140 mm Hg, according to a large National Institutes of Health–sponsored study comparing standard blood pressure treatment with more-intensive lowering of systolic blood pressure. The lower blood pressure group also saw a 30% reduction in the composite primary composite endpoint of cardiovascular events, stroke, and cardiovascular death.
Source: Caring for the Ages - September 29, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Kari Oakes Source Type: news
Stroke Reduction Key for Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in CEA
CHICAGO — Researchers advised against automatically discontinuing dual antiplatelet therapy for carotid endarterectomy (CEA) because the neuroprotective effects may outweigh the bleeding risks, in a review of more than 28,000 patients who underwent the procedure during 2003–2014.
Source: Caring for the Ages - September 29, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: M. Alexander Otto Source Type: news
