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Post-traumatic stress disorder was associated with a threefold increased risk for stroke in a Taiwanese National Health Insurance Database
ABSTRACT FROM: Chen MH, Pan TL, Li CT, et al. Risk of stroke among patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: nationwide longitudinal study. Br J Psychiatry 2015;206:302–7. What is already known on this topic People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to have psychiatric comorbidities and cardiovascular risk factors, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, smoking and dyslipidemia.1 2 While stroke can trigger PTSD,3 prior to this study it was not known whether PTSD increases the risk for stroke. Methods of the study This was a longitudinal follow-up study to assess for development of stro...
Source: Evidence-Based Mental Health - October 22, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Goldfinger, J. Z. Tags: Electronic pages Source Type: research

Age Threshold for Increased Stroke Risk Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation A Nationwide Cohort Study From Taiwan
This study hypothesized that the age threshold (65 years) used in the CHA2DS2-VASc system for initiating oral anticoagulants (OACs) might be lower in Taiwanese AF patients than in non-Asians.MethodsWe used the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan to study 186,570 nonanticoagulated AF patients. There were 9,416 males with a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 0 and 6,390 females with a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1. Their risk of ischemic stroke was analyzed with stratification on the basis of age.ResultsThe annual risks of ischemic stroke for males (score 0) and females (score 1) were 1.15% and 1.12%, respectively, and contin...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - September 14, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Major adverse cardiovascular events in adult congenital heart disease: a population-based follow-up study from Taiwan
Conclusions: After a median of 11 years of follow-up, the Taiwanese patients with ConHD were at an increased risk of life-long cardiovascular MACE, including heart failure, stroke, acute coronary syndrome, and malignant dysrhythmia. Surgical correction may help to decrease long-term MACE in ConHD patients, especially those with ASD.
Source: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders - March 21, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yu-Sheng LinPi-Hua LiuLung-Sheng WuYu-Ming ChenChee-Jen ChangPao-Hsien Chu Source Type: research