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In the first 30 days of warfarin use, risk of stroke increases among atrial fibrillation patients
Patients with atrial fibrillation - an irregular and often abnormally fast heartbeat- have nearly double the risk of suffering a stroke in the first 30 days after starting to take the anti-clotting drug warfarin compared to non-users, according to a study of over 70,000 patients.The study, published online in the European Heart Journal [1], found that the risk was particularly high in the first week after patients started to take the drug. In contrast, once the first 30 days had elapsed, the risk of a stroke was halved in patients taking warfarin compared to non-users.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Hyperhomocysteinemia patients with dyslipidemia are more likely to have stroke
Hyperhomocysteinemia and abnormal blood lipids are independent risk factors for stroke. However, whether both factors exert a synergistic effect in the onset of stroke remains unclear. As reported in the Neural Regeneration Research (Vol. 8, No. 31, 2013), a study by Dr. Xiaoyong Sai and colleagues from Chinese PLA General Hospital is a retrospective analysis of inpatients across a 5 year period from the Chinese PLA General Hospital, based on a matched pairs case control design.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Blood / Hematology Source Type: news
H. Pylori May Protect Against Stroke
A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers reveals that an especially virulent strain of the gut bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) isn't implicated in the overall death rate of the U.S. population, and may even protect against stroke and some cancers. The findings, based a nationwide health survey of nearly 10,000 individuals over a period of some 12 years, were published online recently in the journal Gut. Those individuals carrying the most virulent strain of H...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Fish Oil Component Reduces Brain Damage In Newborns
Research conducted by a team of scientists from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Dr. Nicolas Bazan, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, found the novel use of a component of fish oil reduced brain trauma in newborn mice. The study reports that neonatal brain damage decreased by about 50% when a triglyceride lipid emulsion containing docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) was injected within two hours of the onset of ischemic stroke...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Mediterranean Diet Reduces Heart Attack, Stroke In High Risk Groups
A landmark study from Spain reports that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts reduced the incidence of major cardiovascular events (heart attack, stroke, cardiovascular death) among people with high cardiovascular risk. Researchers working on the PREDIMED (PREvención con DIeta MEDiterranea) trial write about their findings in the 25 February online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. PREDIMED is a multicenter, randomized, primary prevention trial of cardiovascular disease funded by the Spanish Ministry of Health...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
10 Years After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Survivors Have Persistent Problems In Key Areas
Ten years after stroke caused by a ruptured aneurysm of the brain, surviving patients have persistent difficulties in several areas affecting quality of life, reports a study in the March issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
TAVR Vs Standard Surgery: Midterm Stroke, Death Rates Comparable
All-cause and cardiovascular mortality were similar for transaortic valve replacement compared to open-heart surgery in high-risk older patients at three years with no increased risk of stroke after 30 days, according to results from the PARTNER study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. The transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system was investigated as an alternative to open-heart surgery for high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis - narrowing of a main circulatory gateway in the heart that reduces blood flow...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Who Is Taking Aspirin To Prevent Heart Attack Or Stroke? First Of Its Kind Study In Canada
A new study out of the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry shows a large population of healthy people are taking Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease, despite the fact that new literature shows it isn't as beneficial as once thought. Olga Szafran and Mike Kolber, in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta, surveyed patients over the age of 50 at two clinics in Alberta. They found that more than 40 per cent of people who don't suffer from cardiovascular disease are popping pills daily to prevent a heart attack or stroke - a practice called primary prevention...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Heart And Stroke Risk Tests Can Predict Dementia Risk
Evaluating a person's future risk of heart disease and stroke may be a better predictor of mental decline than a dementia risk test. The finding came from new research published in the journal Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "This is the first study that compares these risk scores with a dementia risk score to study decline in cognitive abilities 10 years later," said Sara Kaffashian, PhD, with the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) in Paris, France...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news
New Astrocytes Play Unexpected Role In Healing After Brain Injury
The production of a certain kind of brain cell that had been considered an impediment to healing may actually be needed to staunch bleeding and promote repair after a stroke or head trauma, researchers at Duke Medicine report. These cells, known as astrocytes, can be produced from stem cells in the brain after injury. They migrate to the site of damage where they are much more effective in promoting recovery than previously thought. This insight from studies in mice, reported online in the journal Nature, may help researchers develop treatments that foster brain repair...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Missing Link Discovered In Signals Contributing To Neurodegeneration
In many neurodegenerative diseases the neurons of the brain are over-stimulated and this leads to their destruction. After many failed attempts and much scepticism this process was finally shown last year to be a possible basis for treatment in some patients with stroke. But very few targets for drugs to block this process are known. In a new highly detailed study, researchers have discovered a previously missing link between over-stimulation and destruction of brain tissue, and shown that this might be a target for future drugs. This research, led by the A. I...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Increases With Atherosclerosis In Abdominal Aorta
In a study of more than 2,000 adults, researchers found that two MRI measurements of the abdominal aorta - the amount of plaque in the vessel and the thickness of its wall - are associated with future cardiovascular events, such as a heart attack or stroke. Results of the study are published online in the journal Radiology. "This is an important study, because it demonstrates that atherosclerosis in an artery outside the heart is an independent predictor of adverse cardiovascular events," said the study's lead author, Christopher D. Maroules, M.D...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Susceptibility genes for cerebral infarction or hemorrhage in the Han in Hunan, China
Atherosclerosis is widely recognized as an independent risk factor for stroke, and its occurrence is closely related to lipid metabolism. Numerous studies using transgenic and knockout animals have shown that scavenger receptor class B type I has a protective effect against atherosclerosis. Previous studies of scavenger receptor class B type I gene polymorphisms have focused on the exon 1 G4A polymorphism and the exon 8 C1050T polymorphism, and these polymorphic loci impact blood lipid levels and are involved in the dyslipidemia in diabetes patients...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Stem cell survival after transplantation impacted by melatonin pre-treatment
When melatonin, a hormone secreted by the pineal gland, was used as a pre-treatment for mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) prior to their transplantation into the brains of laboratory animals to repair damage from stroke, researchers in China found that the stem cells survived longer after transplantation. Previous studies had shown that 80 percent of transplanted MSCs died within 72 hours of transplantation. By contrast, the melatonin pre-treatment "greatly increased" cell survival, said the researchers...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Stem cell study uncovers brain-protective powers of astrocytes
One of regenerative medicine's greatest goals is to develop new treatments for stroke. So far, stem cell research for the disease has focused on developing therapeutic neurons - the primary movers of electrical impulses in the brain - to repair tissue damaged when oxygen to the brain is limited by a blood clot or break in a vessel. New UC Davis research, however, shows that other cells may be better suited for the task...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
