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The emerging association between COVID-19 and acute stroke
Trends Neurosci. 2021 Apr 8:S0166-2236(21)00071-0. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2021.03.005. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPrior to COVID-19, only two human-tropic coronaviruses resulted in epidemics and cerebrovascular disease was rarely reported. Evidence now suggests that 1-6% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop stroke. According to some reports, stroke risk is more than sevenfold greater in patients with COVID-19 than influenza. Concerningly, outcomes of COVID-19-related stroke are often worse than in stroke patients without COVID-19 from the same cohorts. In this review, we highlight the emerging association between COVI...
Source: Trends in Neurosciences - April 21, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Laura K Stein Naomi A Mayman Mandip S Dhamoon Johanna T Fifi Source Type: research

The hypothalamus for whole-body physiology: from metabolism to aging
Protein Cell. 2021 Apr 7. doi: 10.1007/s13238-021-00834-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTObesity and aging are two important epidemic factors for metabolic syndrome and many other health issues, which contribute to devastating diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, stroke and cancers. The brain plays a central role in controlling metabolic physiology in that it integrates information from other metabolic organs, sends regulatory projections and orchestrates the whole-body function. Emerging studies suggest that brain dysfunction in sensing various internal cues or processing external cues may have profound effects on me...
Source: Protein and Cell - April 7, 2021 Category: Cytology Authors: Tiemin Liu Yong Xu Chun-Xia Yi Qingchun Tong Dongsheng Cai Source Type: research

Anti-diabetic drugs for preventing atrial fibrillation: a new revolution?
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are two of the great epidemics of our time. DM affects and estimated 8.5% of adults in the US1, and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events, including AF.2 AF in turn affects an estimated up to 12.5% of adults over age 65 years in the US, decreases quality of life and increases the risks of heart failure, stroke and death 3,4. In 2015, the EMPA-REG OUTCOME randomized controlled trial (RCT), assessing a sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT-2i), sparked interest in the therapeutic potential for oral anti-diabetic agents to reduce card...
Source: Heart Rhythm - April 7, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: William F. McIntyre, Jeff S. Healey Source Type: research

Antidiabetic drugs for preventing atrial fibrillation: A new revolution?
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are 2 of the great epidemics of our time. DM affects an estimated 8.5% of adults in the United States1 and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events, including AF.2 AF in turn affects up to an estimated 12.5% of adults older than 65 years in the United States, decreases quality of life, and increases the risks of heart failure, stroke, and death.3,4 In 2015, the EMPA-REG OUTCOME (BI 10773 [Empagliflozin] Cardiovascular Outcome Event Trial in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients) randomized controlled trial (RCT), which assessed the sodium glucose c...
Source: Heart Rhythm - April 7, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: William F. McIntyre, Jeff S. Healey Tags: Editorial Commentary Source Type: research

Hypertension: Do Inflammation and Immunity Hold the Key to Solving this Epidemic?
Circ Res. 2021 Apr 2;128(7):908-933. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.318052. Epub 2021 Apr 1.ABSTRACTElevated cardiovascular risk including stroke, heart failure, and heart attack is present even after normalization of blood pressure in patients with hypertension. Underlying immune cell activation is a likely culprit. Although immune cells are important for protection against invading pathogens, their chronic overactivation may lead to tissue damage and high blood pressure. Triggers that may initiate immune activation include viral infections, autoimmunity, and lifestyle factors such as excess dietary salt. These conditions ac...
Source: Circulation Research - April 1, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Meena S Madhur Fernando Elijovich Matthew R Alexander Ashley Pitzer Jeanne Ishimwe Justin P Van Beusecum David M Patrick Charles D Smart Thomas R Kleyman Justin Kingery Robert N Peck Cheryl L Laffer Annet Kirabo Source Type: research

COVID-19-Associated Acute Brain Dysfunction Related to Sepsis
J Clin Med Res. 2021 Feb;13(2):82-91. doi: 10.14740/jocmr4437. Epub 2021 Feb 25.ABSTRACTIn global term, as of November 30, 2020, over 30 million people has been infected by a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and more than 10,000,000 of them died of acute organ failure. Our reviews have shown that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have life-threatening acute brain dysfunction (ABD), ranging from altered mental status/delirium to stupor/coma. Altered mental status/delirium was the most common manifestation of ABD cause...
Source: Clin Med Res - March 22, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Dao Ming Tong Ye Ting Zhou Yuan Wei Wang Source Type: research

ASA: Endocarditis, Related Strokes Up During Opioid Epidemic
WEDNESDAY, March 17, 2021 -- The incidence of infective endocarditis and resultant neurovascular complications has increased during the opioid epidemic, according to a study presented at the American Stroke Association International Stroke...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 17, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Potential impact of gradual reduction of fat content in manufactured and out-of-home food on obesity in the United Kingdom: a modeling study
CONCLUSIONS: A modest fat reduction (particularly in SFA) in widely consumed foods would prevent obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.PMID:33677474 | DOI:10.1093/ajcn/nqaa396
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - March 7, 2021 Category: Nutrition Authors: Roberta Alessandrini Feng J He Yuan Ma Vincenzo Scrutinio David S Wald Graham A MacGregor Source Type: research