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10 steps to lower stroke risk
More than two dozen factors influence the odds of having a stroke. Some can't be changed, like getting older or having a family history of stroke. But a surprising number of these factors can be controlled, even when an underlying medical condition further ups the risk of stroke, reports the August 2013 Harvard Heart Letter.
"Stroke is potentially one of the most devastating illnesses that we see, and it's especially tragic when simply taking good care of one's blood pressure or some other preventive measure might have averted it," says Dr. Thomas Lee, MD, co-editor in chief of the Harvard Heart Letter.
There are two basic...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - August 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Port Harcourt Stroke Registry: A Prospective Hospital Based Study. (P1.074)
CONCLUSION: This Stroke Registry, first of its kind from this region of Nigeria presents a handy tool to track the epidemiology of stroke in this region. It will contribute to stroke prevention by providing the evidence required to formulate policies and measures required to control identified risk factors.Disclosure: Dr. Okunoye has nothing to disclose. Dr. Asekomeh has nothing to disclose. Dr. Iyagba has nothing to disclose. Dr. Onwuchekwa has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Okunoye, C., Asekomeh, G., Iyagba, A., Onwuchekwa, A. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Epidemiology Source Type: research
KALRN Rare and Common Variants and Susceptibility to Ischemic Stroke in Chinese Han Population
In this study, we analyzed four KALRN gene SNPs in 503 ischemic stroke patients and 493 control subjects, separating the patients into separate research groups based on comorbidity with hypertension or diabetes and stroke type (atherosis or lacunar and combination type). We found a rare variant of KALRN, rs11712619, that associated with lacunar stroke in the northern Chinese Han population with an average-risk allele frequency 0.009 (OR 2.95, 95 % CI 1.08–8.01, p = 0.028). However, after adjusting for relevant factors, including sex, age, body mass index, dyslipidemia, alcohol consumption, and smoking, this associatio...
Source: NeuroMolecular Medicine - April 28, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Heart attack, stroke and diabetes 'can shorten life by 23 years'
Conclusion
This study used two large cohort-derived data sets to estimate the number of years of life lost as the result of a history of heart attack, stroke or diabetes across different ages.
The study's large size, relevance to the UK and long-term follow-up increases our confidence in its conclusions and their relevance to England and Wales. As with all studies, it has limitations, but these were relatively small and unlikely to affect the main conclusions.
This study shows a history of stroke, type 2 diabetes and heart attack can significantly shorten life expectancy, especially if these conditions are developed earli...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Diabetes Lifestyle/exercise Neurology Older people Source Type: news
Association of High Homocysteine Levels With the Risk Stratification in Hypertensive Patients at Risk of Stroke.
Abstract
PURPOSE: We aimed to investigate the association between stroke morbidity and different stratifications of classic risk factors, such as increasing age, body mass index (BMI), blood lipids, and blood glucose, in hypertensive patients with high homocysteine levels.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 2258 patients with primary hypertension were enrolled in this study, including 871 stroke cases (62.89%) in 1385 hypertensive patients without hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) and 647 (74.11%) stroke cases in 873 hypertensive patients with HHcy. Basic information of patients were collected, including age, sex,...
Source: Clinical Therapeutics - March 23, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Pang H, Han B, Fu Q, Zong Z Tags: Clin Ther Source Type: research
Knowledge, attitude, and practice in relation to stroke: A community-based study from Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Conclusions: Persons from both SAF and non-SAF groups are aware about stroke but possess lesser knowledge about the many symptoms of stroke and risk factors, indicating the necessity of enhancement of existence knowledge on symptoms for better diagnosis and of risk factors for better prevention.
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - May 11, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Sujata DasAvijit HazraBiman Kanti RayMalay GhosalArijit ChaudhuryTapas Kumar BanerjeeShyamal Kumar Das Source Type: research
Update on specificities of stroke in women.
Abstract
The majority of strokes occur in women who in crude numbers have poorer outcome including higher mortality from stroke than men. This may, however, to a large degree be explained by the preponderance of women in the older age groups. Nevertheless, incidence of stroke is higher in men than in women. Overall rates of stroke decline, but more in men than in women; consequently the excess number of strokes in women will be on the rise in the years to come. Risk factors differ between men and women: e.g. rates of atrial fibrillation and hypertension are higher in women with stroke, while rates of e.g. smoking ...
Source: Presse Medicale - November 6, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Christensen H, Bentsen L, Christensen L Tags: Presse Med Source Type: research
Risk of stroke in prescription and other amphetamine ‐type stimulants use: A systematic review
Conclusions. This is the first systematic review on ATS and stroke. Limited epidemiological evidence suggests that ATS use increases stroke risk. Possible disparities in ATS effect across stroke type and higher effect in women deserve further clarification. Studies on non‐medical ATS use should be a priority. [Indave BI, Sordo L, Bravo MJ, Sarasa‐Renedo A, Fernández‐Balbuena S, De la Fuente L, Sonego M, Barrio G. Risk of stroke in prescription and other amphetamine‐type stimulants use: A systematic review. Drug Alcohol Rev 2017;00:000–000]
Source: Drug and Alcohol Review - May 8, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Blanca Iciar Indave, Luis Sordo, Mar ía José Bravo, Ana Sarasa‐Renedo, Sonia Fernández‐Balbuena, Luis De la Fuente, Michela Sonego, Gregorio Barrio Tags: Comprehensive Review Source Type: research
Postmenopausal hormone therapy and risk of stroke: A pooled analysis of data from population-based cohort studies
by Germ án D. Carrasquilla, Paolo Frumento, Anita Berglund, Christer Borgfeldt, Matteo Bottai, Chiara Chiavenna, Mats Eliasson, Gunnar Engström, Göran Hallmans, Jan-Håkan Jansson, Patrik K. Magnusson, Peter M. Nilsson, Nancy L. Pedersen, Alicja Wolk, Karin Leander
BackgroundRecent research indicates a favourable influence of postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) if initiated early, but not late, on subclinical atherosclerosis. However, the clinical relevance of timing of HT initiation for hard end points such as stroke remains to be determined. Further, no previous research has considered the timing of initiation of HT i...
Source: PLoS Medicine - November 17, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Germ án D. Carrasquilla Source Type: research
Gender-Related Differences and Short-Term Outcome of Stroke: Results from a Hospital-Based Registry in Sub-Saharan Africa
Conclusions: Sex differences exist in the clinical profile of stroke but not in the outcome. Knowledge of these differences could help influence stroke prevention, thereby improving stroke burden in Africa.Neuroepidemiology 2017;49:179 –188
Source: Neuroepidemiology - November 30, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research
Gamma ‐glutamyl transferase predicts future stroke: a Korean nationwide study
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Source: Annals of Neurology - January 25, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Wookjin Yang, Chi Kyung Kim, Do Yeon Kim, Han ‐Gil Jeong, Seung‐Hoon Lee Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Prevent 2nd Stroke: a pilot study of an online secondary prevention program for stroke survivors.
CONCLUSIONS: The results indicated that online programs are an acceptable way to address these health outcomes. Implications to public health: Further research is needed to assess the effectiveness of these interventions using powered trials.
PMID: 29888829 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - June 11, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Denham AMJ, Halpin S, Twyman L, Guillaumier A, Bonevski B Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research
Stroke and Coronary Artery Disease Are Associated With Parkinson's Disease.
CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggested that stroke and CAD are associated with PD in two Chinese population-based cohorts, indicating a probable vascular component in the pathogenesis of PD.
PMID: 30001757 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences - July 13, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Li Q, Wang C, Tang H, Chen S, Ma J Tags: Can J Neurol Sci Source Type: research
Determinants of stroke prevalence in the southeastern region of the United States
ConclusionCharacterization of factors associated with stroke prevalence in a region of the USA known for its adverse stroke rates is essential for offsetting the burden of this public health issue and for promoting health.
Source: Journal of Public Health - August 30, 2018 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
The risk of stroke and associated risk factors in a health examination population: A cross-sectional study
This study estimates the risk of stroke and identify risk factors for people who underwent health examinations at the Health Examination Center at West China Hospital, Sichuan University from July 2014 to February 2018.
A total of 31,464 people were recruited in this study and divided into 3 groups (low risk, moderate risk, and high risk) according to risk of stroke. We explored possible factors associated with the risk of stroke by using multivariable stepwise logistic regression analysis.
Among the participants, 17,959 were at low risk, 11,825 were at moderate risk, and 1680 were at high risk. Age, smoking, alcohol con...
Source: Medicine - October 1, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research
