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Risk for ischemic stroke and coronary heart disease associated with migraine and migraine medication among older adults
ConclusionsOlder adults with migraine are at increased risk for ischemic stroke. The risk for ischemic stroke among older adults with migraine may differ by migraine medication classes.
Source: The Journal of Headache and Pain - October 13, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Association of Sustained Blood Pressure Control with Lower Risk for High-Cost Multimorbidities Among Medicare Beneficiaries in ALLHAT
ConclusionsAmong Medicare beneficiaries in ALLHAT, sustained SBP was associated with a lower risk of developing high-cost multimorbidity dyads and triads.
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - February 9, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Healthcare Fragmentation and Incident Acute Coronary Heart Disease Events: a Cohort Study
ConclusionHigh fragmentation was associated with an increased independent risk of incident CHD events among those with very good or good self-rated health.
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - November 2, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Frequent general practitioner visits are protective against statin discontinuation after a Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme copayment increase.
ConclusionsPatients who visited their GP at least three times per year had a lower risk of ceasing their statins in the year following the copayment increase. GPs can help patients maintain treatment following rises in medicines costs.What is known about the topic?Following the 21% increase in medication copayment in 2005, individuals discontinued or reduced their statin usage, including for tertiary prevention.What does this paper add?Patients who visited their GP at least three times per year were less likely to discontinue their statin therapy for tertiary prevention following a large copayment increase.What are the imp...
Source: Australian Health Review - May 10, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Seaman KL, Sanfilippo FM, Bulsara MK, Brett T, Kemp-Casey A, Roughead EE, Bulsara C, Preen DB Tags: Aust Health Rev Source Type: research

Development of algorithms for identifying fatal cardiovascular disease in Medicare claims
ConclusionThe claims‐based algorithms developed to discriminate fatal CVD events from other causes of death performed better than the method of using hospital discharge diagnosis codes.
Source: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety - March 14, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Fenglong Xie, Lisandro D. Colantonio, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Meredith L. Kilgore, Emily B. Levitan, Keri L. Monda, Monika M. Safford, Ben Taylor, Mark Woodward, Paul Muntner Tags: ORIGINAL REPORT Source Type: research

Urine Arsenic and Arsenic Metabolites in U.S. Adults and Biomarkers of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Endothelial Dysfunction: A Cross-Sectional Study
Conclusion: In a cross-sectional study of U.S. adults, we observed some positive associations of uAs and toenail As concentrations with biomarkers potentially relevant to CVD pathogenesis and inflammation, and evidence of a higher capacity to metabolize inorganic As was negatively associated with a marker of oxidative stress. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP2062 Received: 14 April 2017 Revised: 13 November 2017 Accepted: 15 November 2017 Published: 15 December 2017 Address correspondence to S.F. Farzan, 2001 N. Soto St., Los Angeles, CA, 90032. Telephone: (323)-442-5101; Email: sffarzan@usc.edu Supplemental Material is ava...
Source: EHP Research - December 16, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research

Cost-effectiveness of Antihypertensive Medication: Exploring Race and Sex Differences Using Data From the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study
Conclusions: Antihypertensive medication treatment is cost-saving and increases QALYs for all groups considered in the model, particularly among black adults.
Source: Medical Care - May 16, 2017 Category: Health Management Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Racial differences in statin adherence following hospital discharge for ischemic stroke
Conclusions: Compared with white adults, black adults were more likely to be nonadherent to statins following hospitalization for ischemic stroke.
Source: Neurology - May 8, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Albright, K. C., Zhao, H., Blackburn, J., Limdi, N. A., Beasley, T. M., Howard, G., Bittner, V., Howard, V. J., Muntner, P. Tags: All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke ARTICLE Source Type: research

Peripheral Artery Disease Prevalence and Incidence Estimated From Both Outpatient and Inpatient Settings Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study Epidemiology
ConclusionsThis study provides comprehensive estimates of PAD in the inpatient and outpatient settings where the majority of PAD burden was found. PAD is an important circulatory system disorder similar in prevalence to stroke and coronary heart disease.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - May 3, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kalbaugh, C. A., Kucharska-Newton, A., Wruck, L., Lund, J. L., Selvin, E., Matsushita, K., Bengtson, L. G. S., Heiss, G., Loehr, L. Tags: Epidemiology, Peripheral Vascular Disease Original Research Source Type: research

Predictive indices for functional improvement and deterioration, institutionalization, and death among elderly Medicare beneficiaries
Conclusion Predictive indices, or point and scoring systems used to predict outcomes, can identify elderly Medicare beneficiaries at risk of functional deterioration, institutionalization, and death and can aid policy makers, clinicians, and family members in improving care for older adults and supporting successful aging in the community.
Source: PMandR - April 27, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research

Comparative Effectiveness of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in Elderly Patients with Diabetes.
CONCLUSIONS: CABG appears to be the preferred revascularization strategy for elderly patients with diabetes and coronary heart disease. However, this result should be interpreted considering study limitations, for example, several patient clinical variables and physician-related factors which may affect procedure outcomes are not available in the data. Clinical decisions should be individualized considering all patient and physician-related factors. PMID: 27479778 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - August 3, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Curr Med Res Opin Source Type: research

Depression in the Elderly: A Common Condition That's Often Overlooked
When Suzette Santos, RN, a behavioral health nurse with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), was assigned to the case of Grace*, an 89-year-old resident of Nassau County on Long Island, she had some idea what to expect. Suzette had cared for Grace a year earlier, as the elderly woman struggled to cope with depression brought on by the recent loss of her husband and lifelong partner. When Suzette reconnected with her patient this time, she could immediately see that Grace's depression had gotten worse. "She had lost a lot of weight -- about 20 pounds," Suzette recalls. "She had no interest in cooking or eating, ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Abstract SY02-04: Risk factors associated with cancer, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in the multiethnic cohort: Comparisons across ethnic groups
Many chronic diseases common in the United States, such as cancer, type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease, share many lifestyle risk factors, such as tobacco use, obesity, diet, and lack of physical activity. These factors likely act upon disease through common pathways, such as inflammation and immune suppression. Examining the association of these risk factors with chronic conditions within a cohort could provide insights into their roles in the etiology of cancer and disease in general.The Multiethnic Cohort (MEC) is a prospective study that enrolled over 215,000 individuals in Hawaii and California from 1993 to 19...
Source: Cancer Research - August 2, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Wilkens, L. Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Does Myocardial Infarction Beget Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Fibrillation Beget Myocardial Infarction?
Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects millions of people worldwide.(1) It is already known several decades that AF is not a benign condition, and it's associated with a 5-fold increased risk of stroke, 3-fold increased risk of heart failure, and doubling of risk of dementia and death.(2-4) Myocardial infarction, and coronary heart disease, are traditional risk factors of AF,(5) however, whether myocardial infarction is a consequence of AF, has not been studied in great detail yet. The focus of current treatment for AF is pointed towards prevention of stroke. This is of utmost importance; however the other card...
Source: Circulation - April 27, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Vermond RA, Van Gelder IC, Crijns HJ, Rienstra M Tags: Circulation Source Type: research

Peripheral Arterial Disease and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Coronary Heart Disease
Conclusions PAD is associated with an increased risk of AF and stroke in MESA. Potentially, the relationship between PAD and stroke is not mediated by AF.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - November 17, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: O'Neal, W. T., Efird, J. T., Nazarian, S., Alonso, A., Heckbert, S. R., Soliman, E. Z. Tags: Coronary Heart Disease Source Type: research