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Study Confirms Delay in Hip Fracture Repair Ups Mortality Study Confirms Delay in Hip Fracture Repair Ups Mortality
The study authors say that hip repair should always be urgent, on par with stroke or myocardial infarction treatment.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 31, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news
Factors Influencing Discharge After Stroke Identified Factors Influencing Discharge After Stroke Identified
The functional independence of a stroke patient admitted to acute rehabilitation could help physicians predict whether that patient will be sent home after discharge, report investigators.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics News Source Type: news
Brief Atrial Arrhythmias in CIED Patients Don ' t Up Stroke Risk Brief Atrial Arrhythmias in CIED Patients Don ' t Up Stroke Risk
The finding"allows you to not prescribe an anticoagulant to someone who is not going to benefit or is very unlikely to benefit. . . . It allows you not to overreact," the author says.Heartwire from Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Fewer Major Bleeds on Dabigatran vs Rivaroxaban for AF Fewer Major Bleeds on Dabigatran vs Rivaroxaban for AF
In elderly patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), dabigatran and rivaroxaban provide comparable protection against thromboembolic stroke but dabigatran is safer, according to a new analysis.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
PRAGUE-16: Direct Thrombectomy Safe, Effective in Stroke Patients PRAGUE-16: Direct Thrombectomy Safe, Effective in Stroke Patients
"Our question to solve was whether [catheter-based thrombectomy] can be done in the cardiology department if no neurologist is available … without thrombolytics," said the lead researcher of this pilot study.Heartwire from Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
WHO Appoints Former NY Mayor Bloomberg as Global Health Ambassador WHO Appoints Former NY Mayor Bloomberg as Global Health Ambassador
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appointed the philanthropist and former mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg as a global health ambassador to help governments tackle chronic diseases such as diabetes, stroke, cancer and heart disease.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Jul 29 Cardiology News Jul 29 Cardiology News
Potential underuse of cardiac tests in heart failure, an antidote for prolonged sitting, and a new practice advisory from the AAN on patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure and stroke. theheart.org on Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Sleep Apnea Raises CV, Stroke Risk Long After PCI for ACSSleep Apnea Raises CV, Stroke Risk Long After PCI for ACS
Testing positive for sleep-disordered breathing a week after stenting for ACS more than doubled the 5-year risk of such events, especially death or HF admission, in a small but prospective study. Heartwire from Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Single Motherhood Tied to Slightly Raised Heart Disease RiskSingle Motherhood Tied to Slightly Raised Heart Disease Risk
Working single mothers may have a higher risk of heart disease and stroke than their married peers, a study suggests. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Higher Whole Grain Consumption Lowers Deaths, Health RisksHigher Whole Grain Consumption Lowers Deaths, Health Risks
High intakes of whole grains were associated with reduced risks for stroke, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and death compared with lower intakes in a new meta-analysis. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Racial Disparities in Stroke Death Reflect Risk, Not CareRacial Disparities in Stroke Death Reflect Risk, Not Care
New REGARDS data show that differences in stroke mortality between black and white stroke patients are driven by stroke risk profiles, not inferior care, underlining the need for primary prevention. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Drug Targeting Blood-Brain Barrier 'Hopeful' in Stroke Drug Targeting Blood-Brain Barrier 'Hopeful' in Stroke
Imatinib, a drug that is already available for the treatment of cancer, showed positive results in an initial randomized study in ischemic stroke. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
May 13 Cardiology NewsMay 13 Cardiology News
Weight loss and AF, rotor mapping in AF ablation, repeat AF ablation as a routine strategy, stroke in patients in AF on anticoagulants, and loperamide cardiotoxicity are discussed this week. theheart.org on Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Second ESO Stroke Conference Gets Off to Flying StartSecond ESO Stroke Conference Gets Off to Flying Start
A host of major new -- and possibly practice-changing -- randomized trials were presented at the first day of the European Stroke Organisation's second conference, being held in Barcelona this week. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Residual Stroke Risk in AF Likely, Not Anticoagulant FailureResidual Stroke Risk in AF Likely, Not Anticoagulant Failure
It probably reflects a background risk that approximates what is seen in persons without atrial fibrillation, say researchers; findings were the same with or without antiplatelet agents. Heartwire from Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
