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Epidemiology of Stroke in Costa Rica: A 7-Year Hospital-Based Acute Stroke Registry of 1319 Consecutive Patients
Limited data on stroke exist for Costa Rica. Therefore, we created a stroke registry out of patients with stroke seen in the Acute Stroke Unit of the Hospital Calderon Guardia.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 25, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Gabriel Torrealba-Acosta, Kenneth Carazo-C éspedes, Sy Han Chiou, Anthony Terrence O'Brien, Huberth Fernández-Morales Source Type: research

Multi-ancestry GWAS reveals excitotoxicity associated with outcome after ischaemic stroke
AbstractDuring the first hours after stroke onset, neurological deficits can be highly unstable: some patients rapidly improve, while others deteriorate. This early neurological instability has a major impact on long-term outcome. Here, we aimed to determine the genetic architecture of early neurological instability measured by the difference between the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) within 6  h of stroke onset and NIHSS at 24 h.A total of 5876 individuals from seven countries (Spain, Finland, Poland, USA, Costa Rica, Mexico and Korea) were studied using a multi-ancestry meta-analyses. We found tha...
Source: Brain - February 25, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Thrombolysis Experience in Costa Rica Compared Against Individual Patient Data from two Randomized Controlled Trials
We sought to compare thrombolysis outcomes from the Costa Rican Stroke Registry Program (CRSRP) with published individual patient data from NINDS and CLOTBUST-ER trials using matching and outcome modeling from randomized clinical trials (RCTs).
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - June 19, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Gabriel Torrealba-Acosta, Miguel Barboza-Elizondo, Huberth Fern ández-Morales, Muhammad Qasim, Paul Litvak, Travis Rothlisberger, Georgios Tsivgoulis, Andrei V. Alexandrov, Thomas A. Kent, Pitchaiah Mandava Source Type: research

Analysis of cerebrovascular disease mortality in Costa Rica between the years 1920-2009.
CONCLUSIONS: In the Latin American context, stroke mortality rates in Costa Rica are low but still represent a serious public health problem by the high mortality, morbidity and disability that they cause, despite a downward trend. PMID: 27364706 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Archivos de Cardiologia de Mexico - June 26, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Evans-Meza R, Pérez-Fallas J, Bonilla-Carrión R Tags: Arch Cardiol Mex Source Type: research

The Four Pillars of Longevity and Well-Being
by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition When I began my undergraduate years at the University of California-Berkeley, I chose cellular biology as my premed major. Enthused as I was with each course, I felt something was missing. Seeking an answer to my angst, I'd often take long, reflective walks around campus, through eucalyptus groves populated by cackling blue Steller's jays and verdant gardens punctuated by bright hibiscus and bougainvillea. And then it hit me: The answer was literally right under my nose. Gazing at the greenery around me, I realized h...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cross-country variation in additive effects of socio-economics, health behaviors, and comorbidities on subjective health of patients with diabetes
Conclusion: Countries show different profiles of social and behavioral determinants of subjective health among patients with diabetes. Our study suggests that universal programs that assume that determinants of well-being are similar across different countries may be over-simplistic. Thus instead of universal programs that use one protocol for health promotion of patients in all countries, locally designed interventions should be implemented in each country.
Source: Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations - February 21, 2014 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Shervin Assari Source Type: research

Impact of salt intake reduction on CVD mortality in Costa Rica: A scenario modelling study
The objective of this study was to estimate the impact of reducing salt intake on CVD mortality in Costa Rica using a scenario simulation model. The Preventable Risk Integrated ModEl (PRIME) was used to estimate the number of deaths that would be averted or delayed in the Costa Rican population by following the national and the international guidelines to reduce salt consumption, according to two scenarios: A) 46% reduction and B) 15% reduction, both at an energy intake of 2171 kcal. The scenarios estimated that between 4% and 13%, respectively, of deaths due to CVD would be prevented or postponed. The hig hest percentages...
Source: PLoS One - January 12, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Jaritza Vega-Solano Source Type: research