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Prevalence and risk factors of stroke in high-altitude areas: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Conclusions The findings of this study provide insights into the pooled prevalence of stroke in high-altitude areas, highlighting variations based on geographic regions and sampling type. Moreover, age, gender, hypertension and obesity were found to be associated with the occurrence of stroke. PROSPERO registration number CRD42022381541.
Source: BMJ Open - September 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Zheng, B., Luo, Y., Li, Y., Gu, G., Jiang, J., Chen, C., Chen, Z., Wang, J. Tags: Open access, Neurology Source Type: research

A comparison of chronic conditions and health characteristics between cancer survivors and non-cancer survivors
DISCUSSION: These findings can be used by healthcare and public health practitioners to evaluate the programmatic efforts and resources, implement targeted interventions toward cancer survivors, and improve health and quality of life.PMID:37724026 | DOI:10.1177/17423953231180191
Source: Chronic Illness - September 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Anjin Singh Michael Shayne Gallaway Addey Rascon Source Type: research

Adult mortality trends in Matlab, Bangladesh: an analysis of cause-specific risks
Conclusion Deaths from stroke, heart disease and cancers were either on the rise or remained unchanged, but other causes declined continuously from 2003 to 2017. Immediate strengthening of the preventive and curative healthcare systems for NCDs management is a burning need.
Source: BMJ Open - September 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ahmed, A., Nahian, M. A., Rahman, M. M., Alam, N., Nahar, Q., Streatfield, P. K., Haider, M. M., Rahman, M. Tags: Open access, Public health Source Type: research

Serum biomarkers to predict hemorrhagic transformation and ischemic stroke outcomes in a prospective cohort study
This study aimed to investigate the potential prognosis role of non-specific laboratory data at admission and baseline MMP-2 and MMP-9 serum levels in predicting HT risk, discharge, and 3-month follow-up status of IS patients. Data from 150 successive acute cerebral infarction patients were analyzed in a prospective cohort study. The active group included patients who developed HT during hospitalization (55 persons). There were no significant differences in age, gender distribution, time to admission, or time to blood sample collection for MMPs measurement between patients in the active and control groups. IS patients from...
Source: Journal of Medicine and Life - September 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Elena Costru-Tasnic Mihail Gavriliuc Elena Manole Source Type: research

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