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Comparative safety and effectiveness of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation in clinical practice in Scotland
ConclusionsAll DOACs were similarly effective in preventing strokes and systemic embolisms, while patients being treated with rivaroxaban exhibited the highest bleeding risks. Observed differences in the risks of all ‐cause mortality, myocardial infarction, and pulmonary embolism warrant further research.
Source: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology - November 13, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tanja Mueller, Samantha Alvarez ‐Madrazo, Chris Robertson, Olivia Wu, Marion Bennie Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

The positive predictive value of an ambulance prealert for stroke and transient ischaemic attack
Conclusion The diagnosis of true-positive stroke can be difficult in the prehospital environment. Although prealert has been shown to improve the patient’s journey in terms of door-to-thrombolysis times, we have identified that the prealert has a significant false-positive rate that has important resource allocation and activation consequences. Further analysis of this may inform paramedic training and improve protocols for information handover.
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - November 2, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research

Charity call for Scots 'right to rehab'
Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland say about one in five patients do not get the support they need.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pharmacists play vital role in improving patient health shows biggest review of evidence to date
Pharmacists serving non-hospitalised patients, such as in general practices and community pharmacies, may achieve improvements in patient health outcomes according to the most comprehensive systematic review of the scientific evidence to date.This press release originally was posted on the University of Bath website.A team of researchers led by Professor Margaret Watson from the University of Bath, working with Cochrane, NHS Education Scotland, and the Universities of Aberdeen, Brunel, California and Nottingham Trent, reviewed 116 scientific trials involving more than 40,000 patients. They compared pharmacist interventions...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - September 7, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news

Reaction times match IQ for major causes of mortality: Evidence from a population based prospective cohort study.
Conclusion: The association between intelligence with mortality from the major causes is also seen with reaction times. That effect sizes are of similar magnitude is suggestive of a common cause. It also implies that the association of cognitive ability with mortality is unlikely to be due to any social, cultural or educational biases that are sometimes ascribed to intelligence measures. PMID: 30100646 [PubMed]
Source: Intelligence - July 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Der G, Deary IJ Tags: Intelligence Source Type: research

Researchers map brain of blind patient who can see motion
(University of Western Ontario) Since the visual processing centres of her brain went dark after a stroke, a Scottish woman has been unable to see objects. However, she has developed the remarkable ability to see objects in motion, neuroscientists at Western University in Canada have discovered.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 12, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Practice patterns and outcomes after stroke across countries at different economic levels (INTERSTROKE): an international observational study
Publication date: 19–25 May 2018 Source:The Lancet, Volume 391, Issue 10134 Author(s): Peter Langhorne, Martin J O'Donnell, Siu Lim Chin, Hongye Zhang, Denis Xavier, Alvaro Avezum, Nandini Mathur, Melanie Turner, Mary Joan MacLeod, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Albertino Damasceno, Graeme J Hankey, Antonio L Dans, Ahmed Elsayed, Charles Mondo, Mohammad Wasay, Anna Czlonkowska, Christian Weimar, Afzal Hussein Yusufali, Fawaz Al Hussain, Liu Lisheng, Hans-Christoph Diener, Danuta Ryglewicz, Nana Pogosova, Romana Iqbal, Rafael Diaz, Khalid Yusoff, Aytekin Oguz, Xingyu Wang, Ernesto Penaherrera, Fernando Lanas, Okechukwu S Ogah...
Source: The Lancet - May 18, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Sinclair Lough obituary
My friend and former colleague Sinclair Lough, who has died aged 62 following a stroke, was a clinical psychologist who specialised in the care of older people.I first met Sinclair at theFaculty of the Psychology of Older People conference in Birmingham in 2000, where he was giving a talk onfrontotemporal dementia. This was in the days before PowerPoint and Sinclair was struggling with a projector, but it quickly became apparent that he was more than able to talk about the subject without the slides.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 16, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Chris Allen Tags: Dementia Psychology Older people Scotland Source Type: news

Comment The social sciences, humanities, and health
Humanities and social sciences have had many positive influences on health experiences, care, and expenditure. These include on self-management for diabetes, provision of psychological therapy, handwashing, hospital checklists, the Scottish Government's stroke guidelines, England's tobacco control strategy, the response to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa and Zika virus in Brazil, and many more.1 Researchers have shown time and time again the political, practical, economic, and civic value of education and research in disciplines like anthropology, history, and philosophy.
Source: LANCET - April 13, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Martyn Pickersgill, Sarah Chan, Gill Haddow, Graeme Laurie, Devi Sridhar, Steve Sturdy, Sarah Cunningham-Burley Tags: Comment Source Type: research

Laboratory-confirmed respiratory infections as triggers for acute myocardial infarction and stroke: a self-controlled case series analysis of national linked datasets from Scotland
While acute respiratory tract infections can trigger cardiovascular events, the differential effect of specific organisms is unknown. This is important to guide vaccine policy. Using national infection surveillance data linked to the Scottish Morbidity Record, we identified adults with a first myocardial infarction or stroke from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2014 and a record of laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection during this period. Using self-controlled case series analysis, we generated age- and season-adjusted incidence ratios (IRs) for myocardial infarction (n=1227) or stroke (n=762) after infections compare...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - March 29, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Warren-Gash, C., Blackburn, R., Whitaker, H., McMenamin, J., Hayward, A. C. Tags: Respiratory infections and tuberculosis Original Articles: Infection Source Type: research

An Art-based Case Study: Reflections on End of Life from a Husband, Artist and Caregiver
This study explores the reflective processes of Scottish artist, Norman Gilbert, as he created twenty-five drawings depicting his wife, Pat Gilbert, as she lay dying following an Alzheimer ’s-related stroke. Norman, ninety-one, had drawn Pat regularly over their sixty-five-year marriage. One week after Pat died, Norman was interviewed by a family friend to chronicle his reflections on the drawings. The drawings along with the interview transcript are analyzed qualitatively as a case study. Norman’sHospital Drawings of Pat transform what was initially a private experience into a shared comprehension of end of life and bereavement.
Source: Journal of Medical Humanities - March 20, 2018 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research

Outcomes, experiences and palliative care in major stroke: a multicentre, mixed-method, longitudinal study.
Authors: Kendall M, Cowey E, Mead G, Barber M, McAlpine C, Stott DJ, Boyd K, Murray SA Abstract BACKGROUND: Case fatality after total anterior circulation stroke is high. Our objective was to describe the experiences and needs of patients and caregivers, and to explore whether, and how, palliative care should be integrated into stroke care. METHODS: From 3 stroke services in Scotland, we recruited a purposive sample of people with total anterior circulation stroke, and conducted serial, qualitative interviews with them and their informal and professional caregivers at 6 weeks, 6 months and 1 year. Interviews we...
Source: Canadian Medical Association Journal - March 7, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: CMAJ Source Type: research

Aortic Replacement After TEVAR-Diameter Correction With Modified Use of the Siena Prosthesis
Conclusions Using the sewing collar of the Vascutek Siena 4-branch prosthesis for diameter correction in patients undergoing TA replacement after previous TEVAR with large stent-grafts adds a useful adjunct to the armamentarium of options in a growing patient population.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - December 2, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

Aortic Replacement After TEVAR-Diameter Correction With Modified Use of the Siena Prosthesis.
CONCLUSIONS: Using the sewing collar of the Vascutek Siena 4-branch prosthesis for diameter correction in patients undergoing TA replacement after previous TEVAR with large stent-grafts adds a useful adjunct to the armamentarium of options in a growing patient population. PMID: 29198629 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Jassar A, Kreibich M, Morlock J, Kondov S, Scheumann J, Kari FA, Rylski B, Siepe M, Jonaszik A, Keyl C, Humburger F, Beyersdorf F, Czerny M Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research