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Artificial intelligence-enabled retinal vasculometry for prediction of circulatory mortality, myocardial infarction and stroke
Conclusion RV offers an alternative predictive biomarker to traditional risk-scores for vascular health, without the need for blood sampling or blood pressure measurement. Further work is needed to examine RV in population screening to triage individuals at high-risk.
Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology - November 22, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Rudnicka, A. R., Welikala, R., Barman, S., Foster, P. J., Luben, R., Hayat, S., Khaw, K.-T., Whincup, P., Strachan, D., Owen, C. G. Tags: Open access, Editor's choice, Press releases Original articles - Clinical science Source Type: research

Association of Pre-Diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus with intracranial plaque characteristics in patients with acute ischemic stroke
CONCLUSIONS: Patients with pre-diabetes and T2DM had similar intracranial atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability, as demonstrated by multiple plaques, increased culprit plaque enhancement ratio and global plaque enhancement score.ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: Pre-diabetes might be a risk factor for intracranial plaque vulnerability. It is necessary to monitor a slight increase in blood glucose in non-diabetes patients with acute ischemic stroke.PMID:36350061 | DOI:10.1259/bjr.20220802
Source: The British Journal of Radiology - November 9, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Rui-Ying Li Jia-Wei Yu Xiao-Hui Chen Qiao-Qiao Han Hong Ge Cheng Li Shenghong Ju Deng-Ling Zhao Source Type: research

A different way of life: a qualitative study on the experiences of family caregivers of stroke survivors living at home
Br J Community Nurs. 2022 Nov 2;27(11):558-566. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2022.27.11.558.ABSTRACTThere are approximately 1.3 million stroke survivors in the UK, with the majority of them relying on family caregivers for support. However, the needs of family caregivers are not routinely assessed by most services. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of stroke family caregivers following the implementation of the Care Act, 2014. A total of 16 semi-structured, digitally recorded face-to-face qualitative interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of stroke family caregivers in north-west England. Thematic analy...
Source: British Journal of Community Nursing - November 3, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Emmie Malewezi Mary R O'Brien Katherine Knighting Juliet Thomas Barbara Jack Source Type: research