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Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in South Asians in the United States: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Treatments: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
cial Populations Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research; and Stroke Council Abstract South Asians (from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) make up one quarter of the world's population and are one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in the United States. Although native South Asians share genetic and cultural risk factors with South Asians abroad, South Asians in the United States can differ in socioeconomic status, education, healthcare behaviors, attitudes, and health in...
Source: Circulation - May 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Volgman AS, Palaniappan LS, Aggarwal NT, Gupta M, Khandelwal A, Krishnan AV, Lichtman JH, Mehta LS, Patel HN, Shah KS, Shah SH, Watson KE, American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Women and Sp Tags: Circulation Source Type: research

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospital Mortality among Ischemic Stroke Patients in Hawaii
We evaluated disparities in in-hospital mortality rates among whites, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (NHOPI), Filipinos, and other Asian groups in Hawaii who were hospitalized for acute ischemic stroke.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 9, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Trevor R. Ideta, Eunjung Lim, Kazuma Nakagawa, Matthew A. Koenig Source Type: research

Correction to: Pre-existing Small Vessel Disease in Patients with Acute Stroke from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Philippines
AbstractThe author names “Dr. Pablo Garcia Bermejo” and “Dr. Muhammad Faisal Wadiwala” needed to be added as the 6th and 7th authors, respectively. The authors regret this error.
Source: Translational Stroke Research - January 13, 2018 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Pre-existing Small Vessel Disease in Patients with Acute Stroke from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Philippines
AbstractAsymptomatic small vessel disease (SVD), including white matter hyperintensities (WMHIs), periventricular hyperintensities (PVHIs), silent stroke (SS), and cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), increases the risk of stroke. There are limited studies of SVD in subjects from the Middle East and Southeast Asia (SA). All patients admitted to stroke service between 2014 and 2015 were reviewed for presence of “pre-existing” SVD. Stroke mimics with no previous history of stroke were used as controls. There were 1727 patients admitted with stroke. Analysis was done on 988 subjects (914 strokes and 74 controls) who had MRI scan ...
Source: Translational Stroke Research - November 3, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Heterogeneity in 14-year Dementia Incidence Between Asian American Subgroups
Conclusions: Future studies are needed to understand how immigration history, social, environmental, and genetic factors contribute to dementia risk in the growing and diverse Asian American population.
Source: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders - July 1, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Prevalence of Hypertension among Patients Attending Mobile Medical Clinics in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan
Conclusions Better planning and preparation by humanitarian actors seeking to decrease the overall morbidity and mortality associated with disasters should include treatment of NCDs. There is limited evidence regarding the optimal management of hypertension in disaster settings. Clinical care of patients with hypertension and other NCDs is an important part of disaster relief and recovery. We recommend future studies to determine best practices and evidence-based management of other NCDs (such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, mental health etc.) in post-disaster settings. Competing Inter...
Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - December 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: lindamob01 Source Type: research

Clinical profile, risk factors, etiology and outcome of stroke in young Filipino adults. (P7.147)
Conclusion - Stroke occurs at a younger age in Filipinos compared to other Asian and European countries. The incidence of stroke in young Filipinos were similar to Asian figures but higher compared to European studies. Hypertension is the most common risk factor in the world followed by diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia. In Filipinos however, cultural vices such as smoking and alcoholism were the second and third leading risk factors. This paper to the best of our knowledge is the first to report the unique profile of stroke in young Filipino patients.Disclosure: Dr. Talamera has nothing to disclose. Dr. San Jose has noth...
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Talamera, T. A., San Jose, M. C., Sanchez, J. A., Pascual IV, J. L. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Race, Ethnicity, and Stroke Source Type: research

A Cost Utility Analysis of Amlodipine Compared with Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers in Preventing Stroke and Myocardial Infarction Among Hypertension Patients in the Philippines
Hypertension represents a major health problem, affecting more than 21% of adults in the Philippines. Amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker, is considered to have better tolerance and effectiveness than other classes of antihypertensive treatments. Limited studies have examined the cost-effectiveness of Amlodipine in the Philippines. The purpose of this study was to compare the costs and effectiveness associated with Amlodipine and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (Valsartan) in preventing stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) among Filipino hypertension patients.
Source: Value in Health - November 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: G Encelan-Brizuela, K.Y. Lin, L. Liu Source Type: research

Baseline characteristics and treatment response of patients from the Philippines in the CHIMES study
ConclusionsThe treatment effects in the Philippine cohort were in favor of MLC601. This may be due to inclusion of more patients with predictors of poorer outcome.
Source: International Journal of Stroke - July 7, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Jose C. Navarro, Herminigildo H. Gan, Annabelle Y. Lao, Alejandro C. Baroque, John H. B. Hiyadan, Carlos L. Chua, Ma. Cristina San Jose, Joel M. Advincula, Chun Fan Lee, Marie‐Germaine Bousser, Christopher L. H. Chen, Tags: Short Report Source Type: research

The real stroke burden in the Philippines
Stroke is the Philippines' second leading cause of death. It has a prevalence of 0·9%; ischemic stroke comprises 70% while hemorrhagic stroke comprises 30%. Age‐adjusted hypertension prevalence is 20·6%, diabetes 6·0%, dyslipidemia 72·0%, smoking 31%, and obesity 4·9%. The neurologist‐to‐patient ratio is 1:330·000, with 67% of neurologists practicing in urban centers. Health care is largely private and the cost is borne out‐of‐pocket by patients and their families. Challenges include delivering adequate support to the rural communities and to the underprivileged sectors.
Source: International Journal of Stroke - May 20, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Jose C. Navarro, Alejandro C. Baroque, Johnny K. Lokin, Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian Tags: Panorama Source Type: research

Cognitive Impairment in Healthy Filipino Adults with MRI Non-specific White Matter Change (P4.198)
CONCLUSIONS:Our results varied from majority of large-scale studies on NSWMC worldwide. In other studies the population did not exclude subjects with small hippocampus or previous history of stroke. Our study aims is to correlate NSWMC to cognitive decline in an otherwise healthy adult with no vascular or Alzheimers dementia. We conclude that in healthy Filipino adults with normal hippocampal volume and with no history of vascular strokes, the presence of NSWMC does not correlate with cognitive impairment.Disclosure: Dr. Talamera has nothing to disclose. Dr. Dominguez has nothing to disclose. Dr. Dizon has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Talamera, T. A., Dominguez, J., Dizon, M. Tags: Aging, Dementia, and Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology: Early Diagnostic Markers Source Type: research

Stroke education in the Philippines
Education is paramount in effectively reducing the significant burden of stroke in the Philippines. Dedicated academic institutions and dynamic professional organizations in the Philippines have collaborated to involve themselves in the plight against stroke through systematic curriculum development for undergraduates, continuous regulation of quality residency and fellowship training program, hosting up‐to‐date Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities for local and international audience, and active participation in clinical stroke trials. Most recently, the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine & Sur...
Source: International Journal of Stroke - March 19, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Jose C. Navarro, Alejandro C. Baroque, Johnny K. Lokin Tags: Panorama Source Type: research