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PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab reduces adverse cardiovascular events
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) Patients treated with evolocumab had a 15 percent reduction in the risk of major cardiovascular events, defined as the composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, hospitalization for unstable angina, or coronary revascularization Evolocumab reduced the more serious key secondary endpoint, which was a composite of heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular death, by 20 percent.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 17, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Weighty matters
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) 'Adolescent weight gain confers long-term increased stroke risk' Dr. Rexrode has co-authored an editorial about new research that highlights the link between adolescent weight gain and stroke risk later in life.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) for the Prevention of Liver Failure in Heat Injury-Mediated Ischemic Hepatitis.
Authors: Will JS, Snyder CJ, Westerfield KL Abstract Exertional Heat Illness with associated ischemic hepatitis (IH) is a common occurrence among military trainees; however, few specific therapies exist if unresponsive to appropriate supportive measures. A 27-year-old basic combat trainee presented with altered mental status, renal insufficiency, rhabdomyolysis, and a core temp of 107.9 °F after collapsing during a run, leading to the diagnosis of heat stroke. While the patient's azotemia and creatinine kinase levels rapidly improved with aggressive intravenous hydration, transaminases continued to increase to nea...
Source: Military Medicine - March 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research

Interventions for oropharyngeal dysphagia in acute and critical care: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
DiscussionNo systematic review has attempted to summarise the evidence for oropharyngeal dysphagia interventions in acute and critical care. Results of the proposed systematic review will inform practice and the design of future clinical trials.Systematic review registrationPROSPERO CRD 42018116849 (http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/)
Source: Systematic Reviews - November 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Kessler researchers link left-sided brain injury with greater risk for hospital-acquired infections
(Kessler Foundation) The March 2013 issue of Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation features an article by Kessler researchers Pasquale Frisina, PhD, Ann Kutlik, BA, and A.M. Barrett, MD. Left-sided brain injury associated with more hospital-acquired infections during inpatient rehabilitation has implications for further research into brain-mediated immune defenses, infection control practices and cognitive rehabilitation strategies to improve outcomes after stroke and traumatic brain injury.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 28, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Vitamin D may lower blood pressure in African-Americans
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) High blood pressure, a risk factor for heart attacks, heart failure and stroke, is 40 percent more common in African-Americans than in other American ethnic groups. A new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital shows vitamin D supplementation may help African-Americans lower their blood pressure. The study publishes online in the March 13, 2013, edition of the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Hospitals measure up for Medicare reimbursement
(Northwestern University) For-profit hospitals are out-performing other hospitals when treating stroke, heart attack and pneumonia patients in emergency departments and, thus, will be more likely to receive bonuses under Medicare's new payment rules, according to a new Northwestern Medicine® study.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 1, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

UH Case Medical Center among first to enroll patients for global carotid artery trial
(University Hospitals Case Medical Center) Physicians at University Hospitals Case Medical Center enrolled their first patients in the ROADSTER Study, a global, multicenter clinical trial evaluating a novel, less-invasive procedure to help clear blockages in carotid arteries and prevent strokes. Every year, more than 300,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with blockages, or plaques in their carotid artery. If left untreated, these blockages can slow or even stop blood flow to the brain, causing a potentially disabling stroke, also known as a "brain attack."
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 18, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

St. Michael's reports second known case of patient developing synesthesia after brain injury
(St. Michael's Hospital) A Toronto man is only the second known person to have acquired synesthesia as a result of a brain injury, in this case a stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 30, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Use of tPA for ischemic stroke nearly doubled from 2003 to 2011
(Massachusetts General Hospital) Use of the "clot-busting" drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to treat patients with strokes caused by a blockage of blood flow nearly doubled between 2003 and 2011. A research team reports both an overall increase in the use of tPA to dissolve clots blocking arteries supplying the brain and administration of the potentially life-saving drug to a more diverse group of patients.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 21, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Assessment of the Needs of Caregivers of Stroke Patients at State-Owned Acute-Care Hospitals in Southern Vietnam, 2011
Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease - August 23, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Quality Measurement Combined With Peer Review Improved German In-Hospital Mortality Rates For Four Diseases Quality
We examined eighteen acute care hospitals purchased by the Helios Hospital Group in Germany from one year before to three years after the start of the intervention. In-hospital mortality for myocardial infarction, heart failure, ischemic stroke, and pneumonia was stratified by initial hospital performance and compared to the German average. Following the intervention, hospitals whose performance was initially subpar significantly reduced in-hospital mortality for all four diseases. In hospitals that initially performed well, no significant changes in mortality were observed. The observational nonrandomized data suggest tha...
Source: Health Affairs - September 9, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Nimptsch, U., Mansky, T. Tags: Access To Care, Health Professions Education, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, Health Reform, Hospitals, Insurance Coverage, International Issues, Physicians, Quality Of Care, Health Spending, Evidence-Based Medicine, Health Information Technology Source Type: research

Hospitals with neurology residency programs more likely to administer life-saving clot-busting drugs
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Stroke patients treated at hospitals with neurology residency programs are significantly more likely to get life-saving clot-busting drugs than those seen at other teaching or non-teaching hospitals, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 6, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Sustaining A Coordinated, Regional Approach To Trauma And Emergency Care Is Critical To Patient Health Care Needs Overview
We describe the components of a regionalized trauma system, review the evidence in support of this approach, and discuss the challenges to sustaining systems that are accountable and affordable.
Source: Health Affairs - December 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Eastman, A. B., MacKenzie, E. J., Nathens, A. B. Tags: Access To Care, Health Reform, Hospitals, Insurance Coverage, Quality Of Care, Health Spending Overview Source Type: research

Smoking behaviour trends among Portuguese physicians: are they role models? A conference-based survey
This study explores smoking behaviour among Portuguese physicians and addresses the research question: Do Portuguese physicians act as role models by smoking less than the general population or reporting willingness to quit? This was an exploratory questionnaire-based cross-sectional study conducted in 2009 during two major national medical conferences, and reproducing previous survey methodology. Self-administered questionnaires were delivered and collected during the Stroke Society Annual Conference (all 450 physicians in attendance) and the GP Society Annual Conference (33% systematic random sample out of 1500 participa...
Source: Public Health - December 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: S.B. Ravara, M. Castelo-Branco, P. Aguiar, J.M. Calheiros Tags: Short Communications Source Type: research