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Carbon dioxide flooding to reduce postoperative neurological injury following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: a prospective, randomised, blinded, controlled clinical trial, CARTA study protocol - objectives and design
This report describes the objectives and design of the CARTA trial, investigating whether carbon dioxide flooding reduces neurological injury following surgery for ATAAD. Methods and analysis The CARTA trial is a single-centre, prospective, randomised, blinded, controlled clinical trial of ATAAD surgery with carbon dioxide flooding of the surgical field. Eighty consecutive patients undergoing repair of ATAAD, and who do not have previous neurological injuries or ongoing neurological symptoms, will be randomised (1:1) to either receive carbon dioxide flooding of the surgical field or not. Routine repair will be performed r...
Source: BMJ Open - May 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ede, J., Teurneau-Hermansson, K., Moseby-Knappe, M., Ramgren, B., Bjursten, H., Ederoth, P., Larsson, M., Mattsson-Carlgren, N., Sjögren, J., Wierup, P., Nozohoor, S., Zindovic, I. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research

FIND Stroke Recovery Study (FIND): rationale and protocol for a longitudinal observational cohort study of trajectories of recovery and biomarkers poststroke
Introduction Comprehensive studies mapping domain-specific trajectories of recovery after stroke and biomarkers reflecting these processes are scarce. We, therefore, initiated an exploratory prospective observational study of stroke cases with repeated evaluation, the FIND Stroke Recovery Study. We aim to capture trajectories of recovery from different impairments, including cognition, in combination with broad profiling of blood and imaging biomarkers of the recovery. Methods and analysis We recruit individuals with first-ever stroke at the stroke unit at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden, to FIND. The inclusio...
Source: BMJ Open - May 10, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Brännmark, C., Klasson, S., Stanne, T. M., Samuelsson, H., Alt Murphy, M., Sunnerhagen, K. S., Aberg, N. D., Jalnefjord, O., Björkman-Burtscher, I., Jood, K., Tatlisumak, T., Jern, C. Tags: Open access, Neurology Source Type: research

Key to Post-Stroke Recovery: Exercise
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 -- Physical activity after a stroke may be crucial to a more successful recovery, according to a study by Swedish researchers. They found that patients who increased and sustained their exercise in the six months after their...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Identifying factors explaining practice variation in secondary stroke prevention in primary care: a cohort study based on all patients with ischaemic stroke in the Stockholm region
Conclusions A high practice variation for dispensation of all secondary preventive drugs was observed. Patient and PCC level factors indicating good continuity of care and high level of general practitioner education were associated with higher use of statins. Findings are of importance to policymakers as well as individual providers of care, and more research and actions are needed to minimise inequality in healthcare.
Source: BMJ Open - November 21, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Wolf, M., Hasselström, J. K., Carlsson, A., Euler, M. v., Hasselström, J. Tags: Open access, Neurology Source Type: research

Study protocol of a non-randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of the F@ce 2.0 programme: a person-centred, ICT-supported and interdisciplinary rehabilitation intervention after stroke
Introduction Knowledge is missing on use of information and communication technology (ICT), for example, mobile phones/tablets in rehabilitation after stroke. F@ce 2.0 is a person-centred, interdisciplinary intervention supported by ICT. The components of F@ce 2.0 intend to increase performance in daily activities and participation in everyday life for patients with stroke and their significant others. Based on previous feasibility studies, a full-scale evaluation is planned in Sweden. The aim is to implement and evaluate F@ce 2.0, regarding performance of daily activities and participation in everyday life, in comparison ...
Source: BMJ Open - August 4, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Eriksson, G., Tistad, M., Elf, M., Fors, U., von Koch, L., Ytterberg, C., Guidetti, S. Tags: Open access, Rehabilitation medicine Source Type: research

Detection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in 994 patients with a cerebrovascular event by intermittent 21-day ECG-monitoring and 7-day continuous Holter-recording
CONCLUSIONS: The two screening approaches had a similar yield of arrhythmia, in spite of the group with intermittent monitoring having a more favorable clinical profile. A positive screening was highly predictive of AF in ECG during the follow-up.PMID:35722185 | PMC:PMC9169544 | DOI:10.48101/ujms.v127.8318
Source: Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences - June 20, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Johanna Pennlert M årten Rosenqvist Milos Kesek Source Type: research

Relationship between serum insulin-like growth factor 1 levels and ischaemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Conclusion Higher serum IGF-1 was significantly correlated with a lower risk of ischaemic stroke. In view of the high degree of heterogeneity, it may need more studies to confirm the prognostic value of serum IGF-1 levels in ischaemic stroke and explore the sources of heterogeneity.
Source: BMJ Open - June 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Li, Y., Yang, W., Li, J., Zhang, Y., Zhang, L., Chen, S., He, L., Zhang, Y. Tags: Open access, Neurology Source Type: research

Do P2Y12 receptor inhibitors prescribed poststroke modify the risk of cognitive disorder or dementia? Protocol for a target trial using multiple national Swedish registries
This study has been approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Gothenburg and Confidentiality Clearance at Statistics Sweden with Dnr 937-18, and an approved addendum with Dnr 2019-0157. The analysis and interpretation of the results will be heavily reliant on the structure, quality and potential for bias of the databases used. When we implement the protocol, we will consider and document any biases specific to the dataset and conduct appropriate sensitivity analyses. Findings will be disseminated to local stakeholders via conferences, and published in appropriate scientific journals.
Source: BMJ Open - May 9, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hinwood, M., Nyberg, J., Leigh, L., Gustavsson, S., Attia, J., Oldmeadow, C., Ilicic, M., Linden, T., Aberg, N. D., Levi, C., Spratt, N., Carey, L. M., Pollack, M., Johnson, S. J., Kuhn, G. H., Walker, F. R., Nilsson, M. Tags: Open access, Neurology Source Type: research

The economic burden of stroke: a systematic review of cost of illness studies
J Med Life. 2021 Sep-Oct;14(5):606-619. doi: 10.25122/jml-2021-0361.ABSTRACTStroke is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. As the number of stroke cases is rising from one year to another, policymakers require data on the amount spent on stroke to enforce better financing policies for prevention, hospital care, outpatient rehabilitation services and social services. We aimed to systematically assess the economic burden of stroke at global level. Cost of stroke studies were retrieved from five databases. We retrieved the average cost per patient, where specified, or estimated it using a top-down a...
Source: Journal of Medicine and Life - January 14, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Stefan Strilciuc Diana Alecsandra Grad Constantin Radu Diana Chira Adina Stan Marius Ungureanu Adrian Gheorghe Fior-Dafin Muresanu Source Type: research

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