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A Point ‐based Prediction Model for Cardiovascular Risk in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: The CAR‐OLT Score
Conclusion: The point‐based CAR‐OLT risk score can identify patients at risk for CVD complications after OLT surgery (available at: www.carolt.us). This score may be useful for identification of candidates for further risk stratification or other management strategies to improve CVD outcomes after OLT. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Hepatology - July 1, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Lisa B. VanWagner, Hongyan Ning, Maureen Whitsett, Josh Levitsky, Sarah Uttal, John T. Wilkins, Michael M. Abecassis, Daniela P. Ladner, Anton I. Skaro, Donald M. Lloyd ‐Jones Tags: Liver Failure, Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension Source Type: research

Segregated Neighborhoods May Influence Blood Pressure
(Reuters Health) - African-Americans who move from segregated neighborhoods to more racially diverse communities might experience improvements in their blood pressure, a U.S. study suggests. When researchers looked at the “top number” known as systolic blood pressure - the pressure blood exerts against artery walls when the heart beats - they found moving away from segregated neighborhoods mattered. Relocating to less segregated communities was associated with average decreases of 1.2 to 1.3 mmHG (millimeters of mercury) in systolic blood pressure. “At the population level, a reduction of this magnitude i...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The benefits of clinical facilitators on improving stroke care in acute hospitals: a new program for Australia
ConclusionFixed‐term employment of Facilitators was effective in positively influencing stroke care in hospitals through a range of change management strategies where stroke‐specific expertise had been previously limited.
Source: Internal Medicine Journal - April 19, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tara Purvis, Karen Moss, Linda Francis, Karen Borschmann, Monique F. Kilkenny, Sonia Denisenko, Christopher F. Bladin, Dominique A. Cadilhac Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Abstract 043: Health Insurance and the Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Session Title: Poster Session I
Conclusions: The association of health insurance with CVD incidence varied by insurance group, and private insurance was associated with a lower risk of incident CVD. Further exploration of the features of health insurance coverage that impact CVD incidence may facilitate improvements in the primary prevention of CVD.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - March 31, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Crim, M. T., Xie, J. X., Ko, Y.-A., Blumenthal, R. S., Blaha, M. J., Nasir, K., Budoff, M. J., Shaw, L. J. Tags: Session Title: Poster Session I Source Type: research

The mediational role of physical activity, social contact and stroke on the association between age, education, employment and dementia in an Asian older adult population
Our study aimed to investigate the pathways by which socio-demographic factors, modifiable health and lifestyle risk factors influence each other, and subsequently, lead to dementia.
Source: BMC Psychiatry - March 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Edimansyah Abdin, Siow Ann Chong, Chao Xu Peh, Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Boon Yiang Chua, Swapna Verma, Anitha Jeyagurunathan, Saleha Shafie and Mythily Subramaniam Source Type: research

Prevalence of hypotension and its association with cognitive function among older adults.
CONCLUSION: The study showing hypotension is significantly associated with decreased cognitive function in later life, implies more attention to low blood pressure in old age. PMID: 28060530 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Aging and Mental Health - January 5, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Momtaz YA, Hamid TA, Haron SA, Bagat MF, Mohammadi F Tags: Aging Ment Health Source Type: research

Neurocognitive functioning in adults with congenital heart disease
ConclusionsFindings suggest concerns about neuropsychological functioning that need to be more comprehensively assessed in adults with CHD. Understanding the cognitive limitations of this aging population can help guide access to resources, transition of care, and medical care engagement, thus improving quality of care and quality of life.
Source: Congenital Heart Disease - November 30, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dawn Ilardi, Kim E. Ono, Rebecca McCartney, Wendy Book, Anthony Y. Stringer Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Lifestyle factors and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in UK Biobank: Implications for epidemiological research
Conclusions A variety of sociodemographic, lifestyle and health-related characteristics are associated with PSA testing, suggesting that observed associations of some of these traits with risk for prostate cancer in epidemiological studies may be, at least partially, due to detection bias.
Source: Cancer Epidemiology - September 29, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Socioeconomic factors ’ effect on return to work after first stroke
ConclusionPatients with low socioeconomic status less often RTW 1 year after stroke.Impaired functional status after stroke is more common in patients with lower socioeconomic status and mediates socioeconomic differences in RTW. Improvement of functional status should be targeted to facilitate RTW among stroke patients with low socioeconomic status.
Source: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica - July 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: E. ‐L. Glader, B. Jonsson, B. Norrving, M. Eriksson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Socioeconomic factors’ effect on return to work after first stroke
ConclusionPatients with low socioeconomic status less often RTW 1 year after stroke.Impaired functional status after stroke is more common in patients with lower socioeconomic status and mediates socioeconomic differences in RTW. Improvement of functional status should be targeted to facilitate RTW among stroke patients with low socioeconomic status.
Source: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica - July 21, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: E.‐L. Glader, B. Jonsson, B. Norrving, M. Eriksson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Needs of Internally Displaced Women and Children in Baghdad, Karbala, and Kirkuk, Iraq
Conclusions The vulnerability of this population is great, and the emotional trauma of multiple displacements, kidnapping and deaths from intentional violence is great. While some aid is reaching families, much more is needed. Though Iraq is a middle income country, reaching the IDPs in central Iraq will take much more in international assistance than is currently being received. Unfortunately, at this time of great need, assistance is being cut back throughout the region because of lack of funding.10 The local civil society organizations which have sprung up in many locations to assist IDPs, offer an avenue for targeting ...
Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - June 10, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gilbert Burnham Source Type: research

Brunei epidemiological stroke study: patterns of hypertension and stroke risk
Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension in Brunei is high in both women and men. Information campaigns and prevention programs are needed to be able to cope with the increasing problem of hypertension and resulting diseases like stroke in Brunei in the near future.
Source: Journal of Hypertension - June 4, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS: Stroke Source Type: research

Barriers and facilitators associated with return to work after stroke: a qualitative meta-synthesis.
CONCLUSION: Return to work after stroke is a complex process which can be facilitated or impeded by organizational, social or personal factors, as well as accessibility to appropriate services. Implications for Rehabilitation Following a period of dedicated inpatient rehabilitation, there is a need to integrate community-support services to optimize return to work among stroke survivors. A dedicated community stroke support liaison officer may help to facilitate the transition between the hospital and the community and workplace environment. Education provided by healthcare professionals is necessary in the community and t...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - April 20, 2016 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Brannigan C, Galvin R, Walsh ME, Loughnane C, Morrissey EJ, Macey C, Delargy M, Horgan NF Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Educational Levels and Risk of Suicide in Japan: The Japan Public Health Center Study (JPHC) Cohort I.
CONCLUSIONS: High educational levels were associated with a reduced risk of suicide for both Japanese men and women. PMID: 27064129 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Epidemiology - April 12, 2016 Category: Epidemiology Tags: J Epidemiol Source Type: research

Participation in leisure activities after stroke: A survey of community-residing stroke survivors in Nigeria.
CONCLUSIONS: Leisure participation was high in a general sense but marginal in recreational and productive/creative activities. The observed socio-demographic and clinical associations with post-stroke leisure participation may assist in providing effective leisure rehabilitation strategies. PMID: 26889797 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: NeuroRehabilitation - February 19, 2016 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: NeuroRehabilitation Source Type: research

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