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Patients ’ anticipated actions following transient ischaemic attack symptoms: a qualitative vignette-based study
Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) requires urgent investigation and management. Urgent management reduces the risk of subsequent stroke markedly, but non-presentation or delays in patient presentation to health...
Source: BMC Family Practice - February 3, 2017 Category: Primary Care Authors: Parker Magin, Terry Joyce, Christopher Levi and Daniel Lasserson Source Type: research

Statin prescribing for people with severe mental illnesses: a staggered cohort study of 'real-world impacts
Conclusions We found that statin prescribing to people with SMI in UK primary care was effective for lipid modification but not CVD events. The latter finding may reflect insufficient power to detect a smaller effect size than that observed in randomised controlled trials of statins in people without SMI.
Source: BMJ Open - March 6, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Blackburn, R., Osborn, D., Walters, K., Falcaro, M., Nazareth, I., Petersen, I. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine, Epidemiology, General practice / Family practice, Mental health Research Source Type: research

Hot Topics in Primary Care: Cardiovascular Safety of Medications for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Abstract Besides vascular events, which include myocardial infarction and stroke, patients with diabetes are at a high risk for developing heart failure and heart failure-related death, with a 15% increase in the risk of heart failure for every 1% increase in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) above 7.5%. PMID: 28375403 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Journal of Family Practice - April 1, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Butler J Tags: J Fam Pract Source Type: research

Luteolin: How To Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
More than 100 women die of breast cancer in the U.S. every day. It's the second leading cause of cancer deaths in American women. But in my opinion, many of those women really die of a tragic medical error. Let me explain… Millions of women in the U.S. have taken Big Pharma's hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Their doctors prescribe it to try to relieve the symptoms of menopause. Like hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings and weight gain. But what the drug companies try to pass off as hormones are actually synthetic concoctions. They are fake versions of the estrogen and progesterone that your body makes n...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - June 23, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news

PURLs: Which combined OC to prescribe with CV safety in mind?
Abstract With various formulations available, which combined OC should you recommend to minimize not only the risk of PE, but also the risk of stroke and MI? PMID: 28700760 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Journal of Family Practice - July 1, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Lam Y, Coe C, Mounsey A Tags: J Fam Pract Source Type: research

Like an extended family: Relationships that emerge when older caregivers use written messages to communicate in an ICT-based healthcare service.
Authors: Solli H, Bjørk IT, Hvalvik S, Hellesø R Abstract OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationships that emerge amongst caregivers of persons with dementia and stroke when caregivers use written messages as their communication tool in a closed information and communication technology (ICT)-based support group. METHODS: An explorative design with a qualitative approach was used that applied systematic text condensation (STC) to analyse 173 written messages extracted from a web forum. RESULTS: Empathetic, empowering and familiar relationships emerged amongst peers of older caregivers when the caregivers used ...
Source: Informatics for Health and Social Care - October 18, 2017 Category: Information Technology Tags: Inform Health Soc Care Source Type: research

A conceptual model of treatment burden and patient capacity in stroke
Treatment burden is the workload of healthcare experienced by those with long-term conditions and the impact that this has on well-being. Treatment burden can negatively impact on quality of life and adherence...
Source: BMC Family Practice - January 9, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Katie I. Gallacher, Carl R. May, Peter Langhorne and Frances S. Mair Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Review article: Managing medical emergencies in rural Australia: A systematic review of the training needs.
Abstract The aim of the study was to determine the training needs of doctors managing emergencies in rural and remote Australia. A systematic review of Australian articles was performed using MEDLINE (OVID) and INFORMIT online databases from 1990 to 2016. The search terms included 'Rural Health', 'Emergency Medicine', 'Emergency Medical Services', 'Education, Medical, Continuing' and 'Family Practice'. Only peer-reviewed articles, available in full-text that focussed on the training needs of rural doctors were reviewed. Data was extracted using pre-defined fields such as date of data collection, number of particip...
Source: Rural Remote Health - February 22, 2018 Category: Rural Health Authors: Pandit T, Ray R, Sabesan S Tags: Emerg Med Australas Source Type: research

Atrial fibrillation care in rural communities: a mixed methods study of physician and patient perspectives
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a serious heart arrhythmia associated with devastating outcomes such as stroke. Inequitable rural AF care may put patients at risk. Virtually delivered specialty AF care offers a vi...
Source: BMC Family Practice - October 24, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Kathy L. Rush, Lindsay Burton, Fransien Van Der Merwe, Linda Hatt and Camille Galloway Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Lifestyle behaviours in patients with established cardiovascular diseases: a European observational study
Patients who have experienced a cardiovascular clinical event such as a myocardial infarction or stroke qualify for intensive risk factor evaluation and management.
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 26, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Diana Fern ández, Carlos Brotons, Irene Moral, Mateja Bulc, Mélanie Afonso, Hülya Akan, Susana Pinto, Jasna Vucak and Carlos Manuel da Silva Martins Tags: Research article Source Type: research

QUality improvement in primary care to prevent hospitalisations and improve Effectiveness and efficiency of care for people Living with coronary heart disease (QUEL): protocol for a 24-month cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, is the leading cause of death and disability globally. A large proportion of mortality occurs in people with prior CHD and effec...
Source: BMC Family Practice - February 14, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Julie Redfern, Nashid Hafiz, Karice Hyun, Andrew Knight, Charlotte Hespe, Clara K. Chow, Tom Briffa, Robyn Gallagher, Christopher Reid, David L. Hare, Nicholas Zwar, Mark Woodward, Stephen Jan, Emily R. Atkins, Tracey-Lea Laba, Elizabeth Halcomb & hellip; Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research

Tight versus standard blood pressure control on the incidence of myocardial infarction and stroke: an observational retrospective cohort study in the general ambulatory setting
The 2017 American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guideline defined hypertension as blood pressure (BP)  ≥ 130/80 mmHg compared to the traditional definition of ≥140/90 mmHg. This change ra...
Source: BMC Family Practice - May 16, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Bumsoo Park, Katarzyna Budzynska, Nada Almasri, Sumaiya Islam, Fanar Alyas, Rachel L. Carolan, Benjamin E. Abraham, Pamela A. Castro-Camero, Maria E. Shreve, Della A. Rees and Lois Lamerato Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Evidence for depression and anxiety as risk factors for heart disease and stroke: implications for primary care
Source: Family Practice - June 10, 2021 Category: Primary Care Source Type: research

Managing TIA: Early action and essential risk-reduction steps
J Fam Pract. 2022 May;71(4):162-169. doi: 10.12788/jfp.0398.ABSTRACTYour patient with a focal neurologic deficit is rushed to the ED for diagnostic imaging. Which initial and longterm interventions can best reduce their risk of recurrent TIA and stroke?PMID:35730708 | DOI:10.12788/jfp.0398
Source: The Journal of Family Practice - June 22, 2022 Category: Practice Management Authors: Kristen Rundell Shalina Nair Source Type: research