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Potential effects on cardiometabolic risk factors and body composition by short message service (SMS)-guided training after recent minor stroke or transient ischaemic attack: post hoc analyses of the STROKEWALK randomised controlled trial
Conclusions No clear effect of 3 months daily mobile phone delivered training instructions was detected on body composition, cardiovascular biochemical risk factors or self-perceived health. Further research is needed to evaluate secondary prevention efforts in larger populations after recent stroke. Trial registration number NCT02902367.
Source: BMJ Open - October 18, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Vahlberg, B. M., Lundström, E., Eriksson, S., Holmback, U., Cederholm, T. Tags: Open access, Rehabilitation medicine Source Type: research

Monitoring of atrial fibrillation in primary care patients prescribed direct oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention
ConclusionsResults show that there was incomplete adherence to the 2013 EHRA prescribing guidelines with only 24% adhering to all seven guidelines, and patient follow-up was less frequent than has been suggested.
Source: Irish Journal of Medical Science - January 2, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Effectiveness of polypill for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (PolyIran): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial
Publication date: 24–30 August 2019Source: The Lancet, Volume 394, Issue 10199Author(s): Gholamreza Roshandel, Masoud Khoshnia, Hossein Poustchi, Karla Hemming, Farin Kamangar, Abdolsamad Gharavi, Mohammad Reza Ostovaneh, Alireza Nateghi, Masoud Majed, Behrooz Navabakhsh, Shahin Merat, Akram Pourshams, Mahdi Nalini, Fatemeh Malekzadeh, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Noushin Mohammadifard, Nizal Sarrafzadegan, Mohammad Naemi-Tabiei, Abdolreza Fazel, Paul BrennanSummaryBackgroundA fixed-dose combination therapy (polypill strategy) has been proposed as an approach to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease, especially in low-income ...
Source: The Lancet - August 23, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Attitudes and Practices on the Consent Process and Decision-making for Intravenous Stroke Thrombolysis: Physicians' Perspective.
Conclusion: The next-of-kin is usually the decision-maker for stroke thrombolysis in practice for a mentally incapacitated patient despite most doctors considering thrombolysis an emergency treatment. This, together with the lack of consensus and variance in decision-making and consent practice amongst neurologists for stroke thrombolysis, demonstrates the need to develop best practice guidelines to standardise healthcare practices for greater consistency in health service delivery. PMID: 24356652 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore - November 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Talabucon LP, Menon S, Toh AJ, Oh DC, De Silva DA Tags: Ann Acad Med Singapore Source Type: research