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Determinants of Informal Care, Burden, and Risk of Burnout in Caregivers of Stroke Survivors Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—This study reveals the heavy burden borne by the caregivers of stroke survivors. Our analysis also identifies explanatory and predictive variables for the likelihood of receiving informal care, caregiver burden, and high risk of burnout.
Source: Stroke - December 22, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Juan Oliva–Moreno, Luz Maria Pena–Longobardo, Javier Mar, Jaime Masȷuan, Stephane Soulard, Nuria Gonzalez–Roȷas, Virginia Becerra, Miguel Angel Casado, Covadonga Torres, Maria Yebenes, Manuel Quintana, Jose Alvarez–Sa Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research

A Post-hoc Study of D-Amino Acid Oxidase in Blood as an Indicator of Post-stroke Dementia
In conclusion, our data support that plasma DAO levels were increased in PSD patients and correlated with brain WMH, independent of age, gender, hypertension, and renal function. Plasma DAO levels may therefore aid in PSD diagnosis. Introduction Stroke is a risk factor for both vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease (1, 2). Functional recovery develops over the course of 26 weeks after a stroke (3), but the survivors are often left with disabilities. In addition to the sequelae of acute neuronal damage, the 1-year post-stroke dementia (PSD) rates after first-ever and recurrent stroke are ~10 and 30...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 25, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Influence of Sex on Stroke Prognosis: A Demographic, Clinical, and Molecular Analysis
Conclusion Our data suggest that women who suffer from IS present with a poorer functional outcome than men at 3-months, regardless of other preclinical and clinical factors during the acute phase. These relationships seem to be mediated by atrial dysfunction and inflammation. The inflammatory response is slightly higher in women; however, there are no sex differences in their functional behavior. There is a probable relationship between the molecular marker of atrial dysfunction NT-proBNP and worse functional outcome in women, and the connection seems to be more important in cardioembolic stroke patients. In patients wi...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 16, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Stroke-related mortality in a tertiary care hospital in Andalusia: Analysis and reflections
Conclusions Stroke is associated with higher admission and in-hospital mortality rates than SCA. Likewise, patients with HS showed higher mortality rates than those with IS. Patients with fatal stroke usually had a history of long-term treatment with anticoagulants; two-thirds of the patients with fatal IS and AF were not receiving anticoagulants. According to our results, optimising prevention in patients with AF may have a positive impact on stroke-related in-hospital mortality.
Source: Neurologia - November 24, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Real-World Management and Clinical Outcomes of Stroke Survivors With Atrial Fibrillation: A Population-Based Cohort in Spain
Conclusion: In this large population-based cohort using real-world data, nearly 30% of AF patients who suffered a stroke were untreated or treated with APT, which overall is not recommended. Treatment was started within 2 weeks as recommended, except for OAC + APT, which was started later. The strong association of APT treatment or non-treatment with the same treatment strategy before stroke occurrence suggests a strong therapeutic inertia and opposes recommendations. Patients under these two strategies had the highest rates of adverse outcomes. An inadequate prescription poses a great risk on patients with AF and stroke;...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - December 13, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Managing uncertainty: Physicians' decision-making for stroke prevention for patients with atrial fibrillation and intracerebral haemorrhage
Conclusion Physicians described the process of deciding on stroke prevention in patients with AF post-ICH as 'challenging' due to considerable 'clinical equipoise'. Key factors that affected decision-making was patient comorbidities, functional status, and patient willingness to engage with oral anticoagulation therapy. Shared decision-making was believed to be beneficial, but physicians believed that the ultimate responsibility to decide on stroke prevention lay with the clinician.PMID:35253141 | DOI:10.1055/a-1789-4824
Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - March 7, 2022 Category: Hematology Authors: Elena Ivany Robyn Lotto Gregory Yh Lip Deirdre Lane Source Type: research

Patient characteristics and stroke and bleeding events in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients treated with apixaban and vitamin K antagonists: a Spanish real-world study.
Conclusion: Patients prescribed apixaban for the treatment of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation had lower rates of thromboembolic events and minor/major bleeding than patients on acenocoumarol. PMID: 31333045 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research - July 25, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: J Comp Eff Res Source Type: research

Characteristics and management of patients with stroke and major hemorrhagic episodes with atrial fibrillation under vitamin K antagonist therapy. EVENTHO study
CONCLUSIONS: In the sample studied, half of the AF patients who suffered stroke/SE or major hemorrhagic episode had inadequate TTR and, despite this, after hospital discharge, they restarted treatment with VKA. These results highlight the need to evaluate safer and effective therapeutic alternatives in AF patients with poor TTR control after suffering a stroke/SE or major hemorrhagic episode.PMID:35120766 | DOI:10.1016/j.medcli.2021.12.004
Source: Medicina Clinica - February 5, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Olga Gav ín Vanessa Rold án Pilar Llamas-Sillero Amparo Santamar ía Daniel Arum í Susana Fern ández de Cabo Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 3182: Predictive Model and Mortality Risk Score during Admission for Ischaemic Stroke with Conservative Treatment
Conclusions: It is possible to create a predictive model of mortality for patients with ischaemic stroke from which important advances can be made towards optimising the quality and efficiency of care. The model results are available within a few minutes of admission and would provide a valuable complementary resource for the neurologist.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - March 8, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mar ía Carmen Lea-Pereira Laura Amaya-Pascasio Patricia Mart ínez-Sánchez Mar ía del Mar Rodríguez Salvador Jos é Galván-Espinosa Luis T éllez-Ramírez Fernando Reche-Lorite Mar ía-José Sánchez Juan Manuel Garc ía-Torrecillas Tags: Article Source Type: research

Would the Use of Edoxaban Be Cost-effective for the Prevention of Stroke and Systemic Embolism in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation in Spain?
ConclusionsEdoxaban is a cost-effective alternative to acenocoumarol in the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with NVAF in Spain.ResumenIntroducción y objetivosAnalizar el coste-efectividad del edoxabán frente al acenocumarol en la prevención del ictus y la embolia sistémica en pacientes con fibrilación auricular no valvular (FANV) en España.MétodosModelo de Markov, adaptado a España desde la perspectiva del Sistema Nacional de Salud, que simula la evolución de una cohorte hipotética de pacientes con FANV a lo largo de toda su vida a partir de diferentes estados de salud: ictus, hemorragias y...
Source: Revista Espanola de Cardiologia - July 7, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Acute Stroke Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reduction in the Number of Admissions of Elderly Patients and Increase in Prehospital Delays
Conclusion: We observed a reduction in the number of acute strokes and TIAs admitted during the COVID-19 period. This drop affected especially elderly patients, and despite a delay in their arrival to the emergency department, the proportion of patients treated with recanalization therapies was preserved.Cerebrovasc Dis
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 17, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research