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Cohort profile of the UK Biobank: diagnosis and characteristics of cerebrovascular disease
We described these participants and their medication usage.
Participants
We identified participants who either self-reported or were identified from a nurse-led interview, having suffered a stroke or a TIA and compared them against participants without stroke ort TIA. We assessed their risk factor burden (sex, age, deprivation, waist to hip ratio (WHR), hypertension, smoking, alcohol intake, diabetes, physical exercise and oral contraception use (oral contraceptive pill, OCP)) and medication usage.
Findings to date
We studied 502 650 people (54.41% women), 6669 (1.23%) participants self-reported a stroke. The nurse-...
Source: BMJ Open - March 21, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Hewitt, J., Walters, M., Padmanabhan, S., Dawson, J. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine, Epidemiology, Geriatric medicine, Neurology Cohort profile Source Type: research
One Alcoholic Drink Might Temporarily Bump Up Heart Risk
WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2016 -- In as little as an hour after sipping a glass of wine or enjoying a cocktail, your risk of heart trouble and stroke may go up, new research suggests.
The good news is that within 24 hours, that same alcoholic beverage...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 2, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Stroke in young adults and incidence rate in 280 patients according to their aetiological subtype.
CONCLUSIONS: Stroke in young adults is infrequent (6.1% of the total), but represents the highest frequency of cerebral infarcts of unusual aetiology (36%). We conclude that stroke in younger patients presents its own and differentiated clinical profile.
PMID: 26726109 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Medicina Clinica - January 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Med Clin (Barc) Source Type: research
Implementing guidelines to routinely prevent chronic vascular disease in primary care: the Preventive Evidence into Practice cluster randomised controlled trial
Conclusions
This intervention was associated with improved recording of some risk factors but no change in the level of risk at the follow-up audit.
Trial registration number
Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Register (ANZCTR): ACTRN12612000578808, results.
Source: BMJ Open - December 11, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Harris, M. F., Parker, S. M., Litt, J., van Driel, M., Russell, G., Mazza, D., Jayasinghe, U. W., Del Mar, C., Lloyd, J., Smith, J., Zwar, N., Taylor, R., Powell Davies, G., On behalf of the Preventive Evidence into Practice (PEP) Partnership Group, On be Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine, Evidence based practice, General practice / Family practice, Health services research, Public health, Diabetes and Endocrinology Source Type: research
Evaluation of the HAS-BLED, ATRIA, and ORBIT Bleeding Risk Scores in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Taking Warfarin
Various bleeding risk prediction schemes, such as the Hypertension, Abnormal renal/liver function, Stroke, Bleeding history or predisposition, Labile international normalized Ratio, Elderly, Drugs/alcohol (HAS-BLED), Anticoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation (ATRIA), and Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment (ORBIT) scores, have been proposed in patients with atrial fibrillation. We compared the relative predictive values of these bleeding risk scores for clinically relevant bleeding and the relationship of ATRIA and ORBIT scores to the quality of anticoagulation control on warfarin, as reflected by...
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - October 16, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Keitaro Senoo, Marco Proietti, Deirdre A. Lane, Gregory Y.H. Lip Tags: Clinical research study Source Type: research
Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease, cancer, injury, admission to hospital, and mortality: a prospective cohort study
Publication date: Available online 17 September 2015 Source:The Lancet Author(s): Andrew Smyth, Koon K Teo, Sumathy Rangarajan, Martin O'Donnell, Xiaohe Zhang, Punam Rana, Darryl P Leong, Gilles Dagenais, Pamela Seron, Annika Rosengren, Aletta E Schutte, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Ayetkin Oguz, Jephat Chifamba, Rafael Diaz, Scott Lear, Alvaro Avezum, Rajesh Kumar, Viswanathan Mohan, Andrzej Szuba, Li Wei, Wang Yang, Bo Jian, Martin McKee, Salim Yusuf Background Alcohol consumption is proposed to be the third most important modifiable risk factor for death and disability. However, alcohol consumpti...
Source: The Lancet - September 18, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
Association between C reactive protein level and depressive symptoms in an elderly Korean population: Korean Social Life, Health and Aging Project
Conclusions
Our findings suggest that elevated CRP levels are independently associated with the presence of depressive symptoms in elderly Korean men.
Source: BMJ Open - February 23, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Song, B. M., Lee, J.-M., Choi, W., Youm, Y., Chu, S. H., Park, Y.-R., Kim, H. C. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology, Geriatric medicine, Public health Research Source Type: research
Personal Health Record Reach in the Veterans Health Administration: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Conclusions: In this phase of early adoption, opportunities are being missed for those with specific medical conditions that require intensive treatment and self-management, which could be greatly supported by functions of a tethered personal health record.
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - December 12, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Stephanie Leah ShimadaCynthia A BrandtHua FengD Keith McInnesSowmya R RaoJames A RothendlerDavid A HaggstromErica A AbelLisa S CioffariThomas K Houston Source Type: research
Selenium Treatment and Chagasic Cardiopathy (STCC): study protocol for a double-blind randomized controlled trial
DiscussionIf Se treatment reduces the progression of Chagas cardiopathy, the inclusion of this micronutrient in the daily diet can improve the therapeutic regimen for this neglected tropical disease at low cost.Trial registration: Clinical Trials.gov ID: NCT00875173 (registered 20 October 20 2008).
Source: Trials - October 6, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Pedro Alvarenga Americano do BrasilAndréa Pereira de SouzaAlejandro Hasslocher-MorenoSérgio XavierSonia Lambert PassosMaria de Fátima Ramos MoreiraMarília Santini de OliveiraGilberto Sperandio da SilvaRoberto Magalhães SaraivaClaudia Santos de Aguiar Source Type: research
Lifetime alcohol use and overall and cause-specific mortality in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and nutrition (EPIC) study
Conclusions
In this large European cohort, alcohol use was positively associated with overall mortality, ARC and violent death and injuries, but marginally to CVD/CHD. Absolute risks of death observed in EPIC suggest that alcohol is an important determinant of total mortality.
Source: BMJ Open - July 3, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Ferrari, P., Licaj, I., Muller, D. C., Kragh Andersen, P., Johansson, M., Boeing, H., Weiderpass, E., Dossus, L., Dartois, L., Fagherazzi, G., Bradbury, K. E., Khaw, K.-T., Wareham, N., Duell, E. J., Barricarte, A., Molina-Montes, E., Sanchez, C. N., Arri Tags: Open access, Epidemiology, Public health Research Source Type: research
Comparison of Epidemiology, Emergency Care, and Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke between Young Adults and Elderly in Korean Population: A Multicenter Observational Study.
Abstract
Stroke in young adults has been known to show a lower incidence and a better prognosis. Only a few studies have examined the epidemiology and outcomes of ischemic stroke in young adults and compared them with the elderly in Korean population. All consecutive patients with ischemic stroke visiting 29 participating emergency departments were enrolled from November 2007 to October 2009. Patients with less than 15 yr of age and unknown information on age and confirmed diagnosis were excluded. We categorized the patients into young adults (15 to 45 yr) and elderly (46 yr and older) groups. Of 39,156 enrolled a...
Source: J Korean Med Sci - July 1, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Park WB, Cho JS, Shin SD, Kong SY, Kim JJ, Lim YS, Yang HJ, Lee G Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research
Educational and homeownership inequalities in stroke incidence: a population-based longitudinal study of mid-aged women
Conclusions: Lower education level is associated with increased stroke risk in mid-aged women, and is partially mediated by known risk factors, particularly lifestyle and biological factors. Non-homeownership is associated with increased stroke risk, but the underlying mechanism is unclear.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - March 26, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Jackson, C. A., Jones, M., Mishra, G. D. Tags: Cardiovascular disease Source Type: research
AFib in Special Populations
Abstract: For physicians who see and treat patients who present with AFib in routine clinical practice there are 4 important factors to understand and bear in mind when diagnosing and planning treatment strategies: age, gender, prior or incident heart failure, and underlying coronary artery disease (CAD) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). (online video available at: http://education.amjmed.com/video.php?event_id=445&stage_id=5&vcs=1). This review addresses the clinical characteristics of each of these presentations in order. For all patients with AFib, of either gender or any age, the greatest risk is failure to prescrib...
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - March 24, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: William J. French Tags: CME multimedia activities Source Type: research
Androgen activity, ischaemic heart disease and risk factors among men in NHANES III
ConclusionsAndrogen biomarkers had inconsistent associations with cardiovascular disease risk factors and ischaemic heart disease. Androstanediol glucuronide, rather than serum testosterone, had associations with cardiovascular disease risk factors more similar to those seen in randomized controlled trials of testosterone therapy, with corresponding implications for raising androgens.
Source: European Journal of Clinical Investigation - October 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: C. Mary Schooling Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
The Assassin: Chagas Cardiomyopathy
A 35-year-old Salvadoran woman had been hospitalized for heart failure multiple times over a 5-year period, yet the etiology of her disease remained elusive. She also had a history of stroke. Again, she presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath, chest pain, and fatigue. Although these symptoms were chronic, they had been increasing for 3 weeks prior to admission. The patient denied fevers, chills, cough, or gastrointestinal complaints. She had no history of smoking, alcohol consumption, or illicit drug use. Her medications included carvedilol, furosemide, and warfarin.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - July 19, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Uppinder K. Mattu, Gagan D. Singh, Jeffrey A. Southard, Ezra A. Amsterdam Tags: Diagnostic dilemma Source Type: research
