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Ischemic Stroke Management: Posthospitalization and Transition of Care
Am Fam Physician. 2023 Jul;108(1):70-77.ABSTRACTIschemic stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack exist on a continuum of the same disease process. Ischemic stroke is common, and more than 85% of stroke risk is attributed to modifiable risk factors. The initial management of acute stroke is usually performed in the emergency department and hospital settings. Family physicians have a key role in follow-up, ensuring that a complete diagnostic evaluation has been performed, addressing modifiable risk factors, facilitating rehabilitation, and managing chronic s...
Source: American Family Physician - July 13, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Scott T Larson Brigit E Ray Jason Wilbur Source Type: research

Association of obesity and diabetes with physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption in stroke survivors
ConclusionsResults indicated a joint effect of obesity and diabetes with low PA among stroke survivors. Regardless of obesity –diabetes status, however, prevalence of low FV consumption and low PA exceeded 50%. Targeted interventions that modify these unhealthy behaviours among stroke survivors should be explored.
Source: Family Practice - September 24, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research

Suboptimal Diet May Drive $50 Billion in Cardiometabolic Costs Suboptimal Diet May Drive $50 Billion in Cardiometabolic Costs
Poor diet is associated with 18.2% of all costs related to treatment of ischemic heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes in the US, new research estimates.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - December 31, 2019 Category: Primary Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Educational interventions on nutrition among older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Unhealthy food habits are associated with non-communicable diseases (NCD) [1 –3] and nutritional deficiencies [4]. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) [5], more than half of all deaths were due to ten main causes, with the leading killers being ischaemic heart disease and stroke. Diets characterized by a low intake of fruit and vegetable (FV) and fibre increas e the risk of hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), obesity, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), gastrointestinal cancers, nutritional deficiencies, pancreatic diseases, depression and the development of cognitive impairment and dementia [4–7].
Source: Maturitas - March 18, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Felix Jesus Neves, Luciana Yuki Tomita, Angela Sun Li Wu Liu, Solange Andreoni, Luiz Roberto Ramos Source Type: research

Optimizing the impact of health and related programmes / policies to address the issue of Childhood Obesity in India----A narrative review
J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Apr;10(4):1554-1561. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2008_20. Epub 2021 Apr 29.ABSTRACTNon-communicable diseases are already acknowledged as a double burden, and now childhood obesity is putting extra strain on our health system. The current paper aimed to analyze the ongoing health and related programmes/policies in India, and we discussed the existing opportunities in the programmes to address the issue of childhood obesity in India. We searched the "MEDLINE," "PsycINFO," "Scopus," "Web of Science," and "Google Scholar" databases using the following keywords: ("overweight") and ("obesity"), ("childh...
Source: Primary Care - June 14, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Om Prakash Bera Sheikh Mohd Saleem Dhananjay Kumar Singh Ozden Gokdemir Shailesh Tripathi Nishantadeb Ghatak Md Mahbub Hossain Sudip Bhattacharya Source Type: research

Vegan and vegetarian diets can play key role in reducing cardiovascular risk, study finds
Plant-based diets can play a significant role in lowering the risk of stroke and heart, equivalent to around a third of the effect produced by statins, new research suggests.
Source: GP Online News - May 24, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news

Atherosclerotic Disease
Atherosclerotic disease, including stroke and myocardial infarction, is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Atherosclerotic plaque formation occurs in the setting of excess oxidative and hemodynamic stress and is perpetuated by smoking, poor diet, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes. Plaque may rupture, resulting in acute thrombotic events. Smoking cessation, lifestyle modification, risk factor optimization, and antithrombotic therapies are the mainstays of atherosclerotic disease management and are the cornerstones to reduce morbidity and mortality in this high-risk patient population. Novel thera...
Source: Medical Clinics of North America - June 1, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Amanda M. Morrison, Alexander E. Sullivan, Aaron W. Aday Source Type: research