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McConnell ’ s Bid to Downplay Freezes Undermined by History of Politicians Lying About Their Health
After Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze during a press conference this month, the Kentucky Republican’s second such episode this summer, his office released a note from the Capitol physician intended to calm those worried about his ability to continue at his job. Dr. Brian Monahan told McConnell in the letter that there was “no evidence that you have a seizure disorder or that you experienced a stroke, TIA or movement disorder such as Parkinson’s disease.” Monahan suggested the episodes may be related to the Leader’s concussion in March or to dehydration.  [time-brightcove n...
Source: TIME: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mini Racker Tags: Uncategorized Congress Source Type: news

Bedtime versus morning use of antihypertensives in frail continuing care residents (BedMed-Frail): protocol for a prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded end-point pragmatic trial
Introduction BedMed-Frail explores risks and benefits of switching antihypertensives from morning to bedtime in a frail population at greater risk of hypotensive adverse effects. Methods and analysis Design: Prospective parallel randomised, open-label, blinded end-point trial. Participants: Hypertensive continuing care residents, in either long-term care or supportive living, who are free from glaucoma, and using ≥1 once daily antihypertensive. Setting: 16 volunteer continuing care facilities in Alberta, Canada, with eligible residents identified using electronic health claims data. Intervention: All non-opted out elig...
Source: BMJ Open - August 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Garrison, S. R., Youngson, E., Perry, D. A., Campbell, F. N., Kolber, M. R., Korownyk, C., Allan, G. M., Green, L., Bakal, J. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research

Hospitalizations in OSA patients
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with cardiovascular comorbidities and other chronic diseases, accounting for long-term morbidity, with elevated symptomatic burden and hospitalizations. We aim to study the hospitalizations' causes in OSA patients and its relation to OSA severity and PAP therapy adhesion.This is a retrospective study including 281 hospitalizations corresponding to 200 OSA patients during 2019. Mean age 65 years, 67% were males, and 43,5% (n=87) had severe OSA; 85% patients under PAP; 60,4% (n=102) good adherent patients. Overlap with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (n=7) and COPD (n=48) was noti...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 1, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Cancela da Fonseca Ferreira Santos, G. S., Van Zeller, M., Carrico, F., Rodrigues, D., Torres Redondo, M., Drummond, M. Tags: 04.02 - Clinical and epidemiological respiratory sleep medicine Source Type: research

Late-Breaking Data from Pivotal Phase 3 PRECISION Study Demonstrates Significant and Sustained Effect of Aprocitentan on Lowering Blood Pressure for Patients with Difficult-to-Control Hypertension
RARITAN, NJ, November 7, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, in collaboration with Idorsia Ltd, today announced results from the Phase 3 PRECISION study, which found aprocitentan, an investigational, novel dual endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA), significantly reduced blood pressure (BP) and maintained the effect for up to 48 weeks when added to standardized combination background antihypertensive therapy in patients with difficult-to-control hypertension (sometimes referred to as resistant hypertension). These data were presented as a Late-Breaking Science presentation during the Amer...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - November 7, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Admission Rates, Time Trends, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke From German Nationwide Data
DISCUSSION: Despite recent advances in acute stroke care over the last decade, the percentage of stroke hospitalizations resulting in death remained unchanged. Further research is needed to determine how best to optimize stroke care pathways for multimorbid patients.PMID:36332988 | DOI:10.1212/WNL.0000000000201259
Source: Cancer Control - November 4, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Dearbhla M Kelly Jannik Feld Peter M Rothwell Holger Reinecke Jeanette Koeppe Source Type: research

Hospital outcomes for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension in sepsis and septic shock.
Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality risk. The risk for adverse outcomes in patients with PAH in sepsis or septic shock (SSS) is uncertain. Methods: Adult patients diagnosed with SSS were identified in the National Readmissions Database over the years 2016-2017. A 2:1 ratio nearest propensity matching method was employed for several demographic, social, and clinical variables. In-hospital outcomes were compared between patients with PAH and those without, using t-test and chi-squared test as appropriate. Patients with cardiogenic shock were excluded. Releva...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Po-661-07 a photoplethymography-based approach to atrial fibrillation-burden estimation in high-risk patients
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia leading to hospital admission. Its incidence is linked to increased risk of stroke, congestive heart failure, and overall mortality. AF burden is a key determinant of outcomes, but accurate quantification can be limited by the cardiac monitoring period (typically days). Alternatively, longer-term monitoring comes at higher cost and often requires an invasive approach. The introduction of reliable wrist-worn devices may improve access to long-term monitoring of AF burden.
Source: Heart Rhythm - April 29, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Charles A. Athill, Yuriko Tamura, Steven Szabados, Anthony Battisti, Jeffrey Ellis, Lori Crosson, Judith C. Lenane Source Type: research

Bedtime versus morning use of antihypertensives for cardiovascular risk reduction (BedMed): protocol for a prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded end-point pragmatic trial
Introduction Sleep-time blood pressure correlates more strongly with adverse cardiovascular events than does daytime blood pressure. The BedMed trial evaluates whether bedtime antihypertensive administration, as compared with conventional morning use, reduces major adverse cardiovascular events. Methods and analysis Design Prospective randomised, open-label, blinded end-point trial. Participants Hypertensive primary care patients using blood pressure lowering medication and free from glaucoma. Setting Community primary care providers in 5 Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario) a...
Source: BMJ Open - February 24, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Garrison, S. R., Kolber, M. R., Allan, G. M., Bakal, J., Green, L., Singer, A., Trueman, D. R., McAlister, F. A., Padwal, R. S., Hill, M. D., Manns, B., McGrail, K., O'Neill, B., Greiver, M., Froentjes, L. S., Manca, D. P., Mangin, D., Wong, S. T., MacLea Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research

Interventional treatment for acute cerebral infarction with large vessel occlusion combined with aortic arch interruption: A case report
Rationale: Aortic arch interruption is a type of congenital vascular malformation that is often observed in childhood. Most children die of congestive heart failure due to rapid deterioration. Children can only survive to adulthood if they have extremely rich collateral circulation. Cases of acute cerebral infarction with large vessel occlusion receiving interventional treatment in adult patients with interrupted aortic arch have not been reported. Patient concerns: A 55-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation and smoking but without a family history of stroke was admitted to our hospital with a 5-hou...
Source: Medicine - November 19, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

P-043 Elevated D-dimer levels predicts mortality in COVID-19 with stroke: analysis of multi-center electronic health record data
ConclusionsPeak D-dimer levels above 5.15 µg/ml feu are associated with increased mortality in COVID-19 patients with AIS.Disclosures Y. Kim: None. S. Khose: None. R. Abdelkhaleq: None. S. Salazar-Marioni: None. S. Sheth: None.
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - July 26, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Kim, Y., Khose, S., Abdelkhaleq, R., Salazar-Marioni, S., Sheth, S. Tags: Oral poster abstracts Source Type: research

Determinants of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery
Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Jun 30;22(2):329-341. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm2202040.ABSTRACTPost-operative Atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication post cardiac surgery. It can result in detrimental short- and long-term outcomes due to the increased risk of stroke, cardiac arrest and congestive heart failure in addition to prolonged intensive care and total hospital stay raising the overall healthcare cost. Accurately identifying predictors and biomarkers for POAF ensures that patients at greatest risk can be given the appropriate prophylactic measures; resources can be distributed to the groups who are most in need and w...
Source: Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine - July 14, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mashal Qureshi Ammaarah Ahmed Victoria Massie Ellenor Marshall Amer Harky Source Type: research