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Cerebral density and perfusion measured among heart disease patients with and without stroke.
Authors: Obara K, Meyer JS, Muramatsu K, Mortel KF Abstract This' investigation was designed to clarify the chronic effects of cardiogenic emboli on cerebral perfusion and tissue densities within remaining noninfarcted brain. Local cerebral perfusion and tissue densities were measured by xenon-contrasted CT scanning and compared by cross-sectional designs among normal volunteers without heart disease (Group C, n - 44), normal volunteers with heart disease (Group N, n =20), patients with heart disease and lacunar infarctions (Group L, n = 31) and patients with heart disease associated with cardiogenic cerebral embol...
Source: Neurological Research - November 10, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurol Res Source Type: research

Greater Volume but not Higher Density of Abdominal Aortic Calcium Is Associated With Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk: MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) Outcomes Research
Conclusions— The Agatston method of upweighting calcium scores for greater density may be inappropriate for CVD risk prediction in both the abdominal aorta and coronary arteries.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging - November 9, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Forbang, N. I., Michos, E. D., McClelland, R. L., Remigio-Baker, R. A., Allison, M. A., Sandfort, V., Ix, J. H., Thomas, I., Rifkin, D. E., Criqui, M. H. Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Computerized Tomography (CT), Atherosclerosis Outcomes Research Source Type: research

Pleiotropic Associations of Allelic Variants in a 2q22 Region with Risks of Major Human Diseases and Mortality
by Alexander M. Kulminski, Liang He, Irina Culminskaya, Yury Loika, Yelena Kernogitski, Konstantin G. Arbeev, Elena Loiko, Liubov Arbeeva, Olivia Bagley, Matt Duan, Arseniy Yashkin, Fang Fang, Mikhail Kovtun, Svetlana V. Ukraintseva, Deqing Wu, Anatoliy I. Yashin Gaining insights into genetic predisposition to age-related diseases and lifespan is a challenging task complicated by the elusive role of evolution in these phenotypes. To gain more insights, we combined methods of genome-wide and candidate-gene studies. Genome-wide scan in the Atherosclerosis Ri sk in Communities (ARIC) Study (N = 9,573) was used to pre-select ...
Source: PLoS Genetics - November 9, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Alexander M. Kulminski Source Type: research

' Corkscrew ' shape of blood flow in heart ' s upper chamber may signal lower stroke risk
Using specialized CT scans of a healthy heart and one with heart disease, a team of cardiologists and biomedical engineers say they ' ve created computer models of the " shape " of blood flow through the heart ' s upper left chamber that someday may help predict stroke risk.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 2, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

'Corkscrew' shape of blood flow in heart's upper chamber may signal lower stroke risk
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Using specialized CT scans of a healthy heart and one with heart disease, a team of Johns Hopkins cardiologists and biomedical engineers say they've created computer models of the 'shape' of blood flow through the heart's upper left chamber that someday may help predict stroke risk.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Psoas Muscle Area as a Predictor of Outcomes in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Frailty is a powerful predictor of outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Sarcopenia as assessed by psoas muscle area (PMA) is a validated tool to assess frailty before surgical procedures. We evaluated PMA as a predictor of outcomes after TAVI in 152 consecutive patients who underwent this procedure at our institution from 2011 to 2014. Preoperative computed tomography scans were used to measure PMA, which then was indexed to body surface area. Outcomes evaluated included (1) early poor outcome (30  days mortality, stroke, dialysis, and prolonged ventilation), (2) 1-year mortality, and (3) high-re...
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - October 30, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lohit Garg, Sahil Agrawal, Timothy Pew, George S. Hanzel, Amr E. Abbas, Michael J. Gallagher, Francis L. Shannon, Ivan D. Hanson Tags: Valvular Heart Disease Source Type: research

The Troms ø Study 1974-2016: forty years of cardiovascular research.
The Tromsø Study 1974-2016: forty years of cardiovascular research. Scand Cardiovasc J. 2016 Sep 21;:1-16 Authors: Njølstad I, Mathiesen EB, Schirmer H, Thelle DS Abstract The rapid increase of coronary heart disease mortality in Northern Norway during 1951-1970 was why the newly established University of Tromsø decided to start a study to identify major operating cardiovascular risk factors. The first Tromsø survey in 1974 suggested that the relatively high cardiovascular mortality was associated with elevated cholesterol levels and high prevalence of smoking, while high-density-lipoprotein-choles...
Source: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal - September 23, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: Scand Cardiovasc J Source Type: research

Voodoo Medicine: Time To Stop
The world's most celebrated athlete standing on the podium in Rio in honor of receiving yet another gold medal has something important in common with your lazy uncle throwing back a cold one in his Barcalounger. Yes, swimming powerhouse Michael Phelps, purple-spotted from cupping therapy, and your slovenly relative with a beer gut both share a bond -- a weakness in succumbing to the allure of voodoo medicine. Modern-day snake oil salesmen hawking quick cures and TV doctors peddling the latest diet miracle with blatantly ridiculous claims are everywhere on the tube, social media, the supermarket and old-fashioned billboards...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 12, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

'Nine out of 10 strokes preventable,' claims study
Conclusion This valuable research aims to clarify which preventable risk factors are associated with stroke risk – knowledge that could have an effect on addressing this important global health problem. The study's strengths are that it is based on a large sample size of nearly 27,000 people from 32 countries and of different socioeconomic backgrounds. The researchers made careful attempts beforehand to calculate how many participants they would need to include to be able to reliably detect differences in risk factors. There was little missing data across the total sample – for the various different risk factors as...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Medication Source Type: news

Silent Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Restless Legs Syndrome
Conclusion:RLS duration should be taken into account when analyzing the association between RLS and cerebrovascular disease; our data support the hypothesis that a long-lasting RLS and its accompanying periodic limb movements in sleep are a risk factor for silent SVD and perhaps for the development of clinical stroke.Citation:Ferri R, Cosentino FI, Moussouttas M, Lanuzza B, Aricò D, Bagai K, Wang L, McLaughlin B, Walters AS. Silent cerebral small vessel disease in restless legs syndrome. SLEEP 2016;39(7):1371–1377.
Source: Sleep - July 1, 2016 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research

Periodontitis and carotid arterial inflammation
Conclusions Independent of systemic inflammation, these data suggest that periodontitis and its degree of inflammation appear to be closely associated with vascular inflammation, a crucial mechanism of the development, progression and vulnerability of atherosclerotic plaque.
Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - May 23, 2016 Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Cho, J., Choe, J. G., Rhee, S., Choi, S., Eo, J. S., Kim, S. Tags: MTA II: Cardiovascular Clinical Science Posters Source Type: research

Golf and Wellness: Enjoy Your Health in Full Swing
On June 11, 2016, over 3,000 properties in 83 countries will celebrate Global Wellness Day with the objective to touch the hearts and minds of 250 million people. Thousands of wellness activities will be organized, free of charge, by day spas and salons, hotel spas, fitness clubs, yoga/Pilates studios, ballet companies and dance schools, town halls, even golf clubs. Millions of people will be given the opportunity to try new fun and healthy activities, experience new sensations as bodies are pleasantly invited to breathe consciously, stretch to one's heart content, walk the talk, hike to discover new horizons, pack a scrum...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Predictors and Associated Outcomes of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Following Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke (P1.203)
Conclusions: SAH following endovascular intervention for acute stroke is more common among patients with history of ischemic heart disease. It does not impact on functional outcome or mortality at 3 months.Disclosure: Dr. Saleem has nothing to disclose. Dr. Georgiadis has nothing to disclose. Dr. Qureshi has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Saleem, M., Georgiadis, A., Qureshi, A. Tags: Clinical ICH and ICH Outcomes Source Type: research

Can HRT in early menopause cut heart disease risk?
ConclusionThis double-blind RCT found that women taking HRT less than six years after the menopause had slower artery wall thickening than those taking a placebo. This represented the main measure of atherosclerosis progression tested; other measures showed no difference, so the results were not as conclusive as they could have been. Women taking HRT 10 or more years after menopause also showed no difference in atherosclerosis progression compared with a placebo, further complicating the picture.An important limitation of this study is the lack of a patient relevant endpoint, such as cardiovascular events or mortality. Pre...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Medication Source Type: news

A twist on the genetic link between Alzheimer’s and heart disease
Alzheimer’s disease often strikes fear in people’s hearts because it gradually erodes a person’s ability to remember, think, and learn. There is no cure, and available treatments alleviate symptoms only temporarily. An estimated 5.3 million Americans currently have Alzheimer’s disease, yet this brain disorder is far less common than heart disease. More than 85 million people in the United States are living with some form of cardiovascular disease or the after-effects of stroke, which also affects brain function. Many people don’t realize that Alzheimer’s and heart disease share a genetic link: the apolipoprotei...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - March 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Corliss Tags: Alzheimer's Disease Behavioral Health Brain and cognitive health Genes Healthy Aging Heart Health Memory Mental Health Source Type: news