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Heterogeneity of Stroke in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Conclusion The contributions of SLE to stroke varied significantly according to the stroke subtype. Given the unfavorable prognosis, close stroke subtype-specific observation by rheumatologists and stroke specialists is recommended after stroke events.PMID:36244734 | DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.9228-21
Source: Internal Medicine - October 16, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Takaya Kitano Toru Hirano Shuhei Okazaki Eri Itotagawa Yoshiki Yagita Yoshitaka Morita Akihiro Watanabe Daisuke Takahashi Manabu Sakaguchi Hiroshi Fujiwara Kenichi Todo Tsutomu Sasaki Atsushi Kumanogoh Hideki Mochizuki Source Type: research

The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation of pharyngeal motor cortex on swallowing function in patients with chronic dysphagia after stroke: A retrospective cohort study
About 11% to 13% of patients with acute dysphagia induced by stroke remain chronic dysphagia 6 months after stroke which usually leads to many severe complications and poor quality of life. To investigate the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on swallowing function in the patients with chronic dysphagia after stroke. 26 post-stroke patients with chronic dysphagia who received tDCS were identified by electronic medical records between July 2016 and April 2018. Of which, 13 were treated by unilateral hemispheric anodal tDCS at affected pharyngeal motor cortex. 13 eligible patients only treated by con...
Source: Medicine - March 1, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Analysis of Chinese Medical Syndrome Features of Ischemic Stroke Based on Similarity of Symptoms Subgroup
ConclusionsThere were 7 main symptom similarity-based subgroups in ischemic stroke patients, and their specific characteristics were obvious. The main syndromes were wind phlegm pattern and hyperactivity of Gan yang pattern.
Source: Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine - June 20, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Use of non‐vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation patients: insights from a specialist atrial fibrillation clinic
ConclusionIn this specialist AF clinic, patients prescribed NOACs had a favourable adverse event profile with good efficacy for stroke prevention, with a low rate of cessation or switch to warfarin.
Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - August 3, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: S. I. Lee, M. Sayers, G. Y. H. Lip, D. A. Lane Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research

Cardiac risk stratification in cancer patients: A longitudinal patient –patient network analysis
by Yuan Hou, Yadi Zhou, Muzna Hussain, G. Thomas Budd, Wai Hong Wilson Tang, James Abraham, Bo Xu, Chirag Shah, Rohit Moudgil, Zoran Popovic, Chris Watson, Leslie Cho, Mina Chung, Mohamed Kanj, Samir Kapadia, Brian Griffin, Lars Svensson, Patrick Collier, Feixiong Cheng BackgroundCardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in general population and the second leading cause of mortality and morbidity in cancer survivors after recurrent malignancy in the United States. The growing awareness of cancer therapy –related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) has led to an emerging field of cardio-oncology; yet, there is limited k...
Source: PLoS Medicine - August 2, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Yuan Hou Source Type: research