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Trends in the Quality of Primary Care and Acute Care in Korea From 2008 to 2020: A Cross-sectional Study
CONCLUSIONS: The avoidable hospitalization rates and case-fatality rates decreased overall during the past decade, but they were relatively high compared with other countries. Strengthening primary care is an essential requirement to improve patient health outcomes in the rapidly aging Korean population.PMID:37287202 | PMC:PMC10248101 | DOI:10.3961/jpmph.23.015
Source: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health - June 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yeong Geun Gwon Seung Jin Han Kyoung Hoon Kim Source Type: research

Association between polycythemia and risk of ischemic stroke in males based on the National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort
CONCLUSIONS: The risk of ischemic stroke was higher in participants with polycythemia than in those with normocythemia.PMID:37249134 | DOI:10.1080/17474086.2023.2218610
Source: Expert Review of Hematology - May 30, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Hyo-Sun You Sang-Jun Shin Joungyoun Kim Hee-Taik Kang Source Type: research

Association between polycythemia and risk of ischemic stroke in males based on the national health insurance service-health screening cohort
CONCLUSIONS: The risk of ischemic stroke was higher in participants with polycythemia than in those with normocythemia.PMID:37249134 | DOI:10.1080/17474086.2023.2218610
Source: Expert Review of Hematology - May 30, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Hyo-Sun You Sang-Jun Shin Joungyoun Kim Hee-Taik Kang Source Type: research

Pre-stroke Adherence to Hypertension Medications in a Bi-racial United States Stroke Belt
ConclusionIn this study, adherence to HTN medications was significantly lower among black patients and those without health insurance.
Source: High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention - May 26, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

The Incident Ocular Diseases Related to Chemotherapy in Cancer Patients are Associated with Increasing Risk of Incident Stroke
CONCLUSIONS: Incident ocular diseases related to chemotherapy were associated with a significantly higher risk of stroke.PMID:37229341 | PMC:PMC10203719 | DOI:10.6515/ACS.202305_39(3).20221005A
Source: Cancer Control - May 25, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kai-Chun Cheng Hung-Pin Tu Tsung-Hsien Lin Kai-Hung Cheng Source Type: research

Efficiency and effectiveness of intensive multidisciplinary follow-up of patients with stroke/TIA or myocardial infarction compared to usual monitoring: protocol of a pragmatic randomised clinical trial. DiVa (Dijon vascular) study
We describe the protocol of a randomised clinical trial that aims to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of an intensive multidisciplinary follow-up of patients compared with standard care. Methods and analysis The DiVa study is a randomised, prospective, controlled, multicentre trial including patients >18 years old with a first or recurrent stroke (ischaemic or haemorrhagic) or TIA, or a type I or II MI, managed in one of the participating hospitals of the study area, with a survival expectancy >12 months. Patients will be randomised with an allocation ratio of 1:1 in two parallel groups: one group assigned ...
Source: BMJ Open - April 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Bejot, Y., Soilly, A.-L., Bardou, M., Duloquin, G., Pommier, T., Laurent, G., Cottin, Y., Vadot, L., Adam, H., Boulin, M., Giroud, M. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research

Risk of stroke following antivenom use after venomous snakebite: correspondence
We read with great interest the epidemiological study by Hunget al.1 on the risk of stroke with antivenom use after venomous snakebite in Taiwan. According to the national medical claims data, the authors provide us with useful information and disclose that venomous snakebite is associated with an increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke after the use of antivenom after using the matching propensity score in relevant measurable covariates. We strongly agree with the comments by Yehet al.2 on the unmeasured confounders associated with stroke in the present study. Furthermore, we are concerned that other residual confounders rel...
Source: QJM - April 26, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Black men face many more health hurdles. An expert discusses why.
Black men are likelier than White men to die of heart disease and stroke, and far less likely to have health insurance. This Q&A explores why that is and what can be done.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Steven Petrow Source Type: news

Metformin adherence and the risk of cardiovascular disease: a population-based cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed that metformin adherence in patients with T2DM who required a first-line treatment may reduce the risk of subsequent CVD. Despite the availability of numerous novel antiglycemic agents, metformin adherence by patients who require a combination of antiglycemic agents provides an additional benefit of CVD protection.PMID:37051071 | PMC:PMC10084537 | DOI:10.1177/20406223231163115
Source: Adv Data - April 13, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Shun-Fan Yu Chien-Tai Hong Wan-Ting Chen Lung Chan Li-Nien Chien Source Type: research

Recurrent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events Potentially Prevented with Guideline-Recommended Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy following Myocardial Infarction
ConclusionImplementation of guideline-recommended cholesterol-lowering therapy could prevent a substantial percentage of recurrent ASCVD events.
Source: Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy - April 13, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research