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Differences in the survival after an episode of stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy. Study Ebrictus.
CONCLUSIONS: After stroke episode treated with thrombolytic therapy, men have 12% higher risk of dying than women and don't be treated with secondary cardiovascular prevention rise 7.7 times the mortality risk. PMID: 24953174 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Atencion Primaria - June 18, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Clua-Espuny JL, Ripolles-Vicente R, Lopez-Pablo C, Panisello-Tafalla A, Lucas-Noll J, Calduch-Noll C, González-Henares MA, Queralt-Tomas ML Tags: Aten Primaria Source Type: research

The change of paradigm in stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation. Challenges and emerging opportunities for the family physician.
Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF), is the most prevalent sustained arrhythmia in general population, affecting up to 10% in patients of advanced age. AF doubles overall mortality and increases up to 5-6 times the risk of stroke, which have the characteristic of being particularly harmfull. The basis of treatment on AF are the rhythm or rate control and the prevention of thromboembolism. For the latter purpose the treatments that have been most effective are oral acticoagulants. For decades and until just a few years ago, the only oral drugs available for this purpose have been the anti-vitamin K, mainly represente...
Source: Atencion Primaria - April 1, 2013 Category: Primary Care Authors: Castillo Rodríguez JC, Lozano IF Tags: Aten Primaria Source Type: research