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The “know your numbers” program in Atahualpa — A pilot study aimed to reduce cardiovascular diseases and stroke burden in rural communities of developing countries
The burden of cardiovascular diseases and stroke is steadily increasing in many low- and middle-income countries, to the point that these conditions have been considered as the new epidemics of the developing world . The World Health Organization has set a global goal of reducing deaths from non-communicable diseases (including stroke and ischemic heart disease) by 25% by 2025 . It seems that people living in rural communities are most vulnerable to these “new epidemics”. There, a process of epidemiologic transition is aggravated by poor access to medical care and by income issues that preclude people to afford the cos...
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - May 6, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Oscar H. Del Brutto, Martha Montalván, Daniel Tettamanti, Ernesto Peñaherrera, Rocío Santibáñez, Freddy Pow-Chon-Long, Victor J. Del Brutto Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research

Influenza Vaccination and Risk of Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Case-Control Study
DISCUSSION: Results are compatible with a moderate protective effect of influenza vaccine on IS appearing early after vaccination. The finding that a reduced risk was also observed in pre-epidemic periods suggests that either the "protection" is not totally linked to prevention of influenza infection, or it may be partly explained by unmeasured confounding factors.PMID:36240087 | DOI:10.1212/WNL.0000000000201123
Source: Cancer Control - October 14, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sara Rodr íguez-Martín Diana Barreira-Hern ández Miguel Gil Alberto Garc ía-Lledó Laura Izquierdo-Esteban Francisco Jose De Abajo Source Type: research

Adolescent weight gain confers long-term increased stroke risk: Weighty matters
Adult obesity has been consistently associated with risk of total, ischemic, and hemorrhagic stroke1–3; however, the degree to which change in weight and body mass index (BMI) during late childhood and adolescence affects adult risk of stroke has remained uncertain. Understanding this relationship is of particular importance given the rising obesity epidemic during childhood and adolescence.
Source: Neurology - July 24, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Rexrode, K. M., Kimm, S. Y. S. Tags: All Pediatric, Adolescence, Cohort studies, Infarction, Intracerebral hemorrhage EDITORIALS Source Type: research

Young adults using both e-cigarettes and combustible cigarettes at significantly higher risk of stroke
(Elsevier) People are looking at e-cigarettes as a 'healthy' alternative to cigarettes and we currently have an epidemic of e-cigarettes use. However, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, young adults who smoke cigarettes plus use e-cigarettes are nearly two times more likely to have a stroke compared to current cigarette-only smokers and nearly three times more likely than non-smokers.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Impact of COVID-19 on ischemic stroke care in Hungary
AbstractData about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic ’s collateral damage on ischemic stroke (IS) care during the second epidemic wave in Central Europe are limited. We sought to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Hungarian IS care during the two epidemic waves. This retrospective observational study was based on a nationwide reimbursem ent database that encompasses all IS admissions and all reperfusion interventions, i.e., intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and endovascular therapy (EVT) from 2 January 2017 to 31 December 2020 in Hungary. COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the number of IS admission...
Source: AGE - August 18, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Global stats show rise in strokes in younger people
Conclusion This study is comprehensive in its global coverage of stroke and is based on the largest stroke dataset available to date. It is also the first to provide systematic regional and country-specific estimates of the burden of the disease.  As the authors point out, the main limitations include a scarcity of high-quality data from low-income and middle-income countries especially, which may affect the reliability of some of the figures. Other limitations include a potential underestimation of the burden of stroke. This may have come about because "silent strokes", which are those not based on diagnosis u...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Neurology Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news

Differentiating the effects of characteristics of PM pollution on mortality from ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes.
Abstract Though increasing evidence supports significant association between particulate matter (PM) air pollution and stroke, it remains unclear what characteristics, such as particle size and chemical constituents, are responsible for this association. A time-series model with quasi-Poisson function was applied to assess the association of PM pollution with different particle sizes and chemical constituents with mortalities from ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes in Guangzhou, China, we controlled for potential confounding factors in the model, such as temporal trends, day of the week, public holidays, meteorologi...
Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health - November 19, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Lin H, Tao J, Du Y, Liu T, Qian Z, Tian L, Di Q, Zeng W, Xiao J, Guo L, Li X, Xu Y, Ma W Tags: Int J Hyg Environ Health Source Type: research

Quantitative assessment of atrial conduit function: a new index of diastolic dysfunction
Conclusions Our study confirms that LACV contribution to stroke volume increases along with worsening DD, as assessed in the context of (near) constant-volume four-chamber heart physiology. Thus, LACV can serve as new parameter for DD grading severity in HF patients.
Source: Clinical Research in Cardiology - June 30, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 11002: Social Isolation, Hospitalization, and Deaths from Cardiovascular Diseases during the COVID-19 Epidemic in S & atilde;o Paulo Metropolitan Area in 2020
Conclusions: Increased social isolation was associated with reduced hospitalizations and deaths from CVD, IHD, and stroke.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - September 2, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Lucas Rodrigues de Lima Paulo Francisco Auricchio da Ponte Lucca Novais Dias Marcelo Henrique Lima Silvestre Paulo Jeng Chian Suen Antonio de Padua Mansur Tags: Article Source Type: research

NR4A1 enhances neural survival following oxygen and glucose deprivation: An in vitro study
Abstract: A worldwide epidemic of stroke is exacting a huge level of patient suffering and social cost. The ischemia damage to neural cells and the associated permanent neural function loss are central to the pathophysiology of stroke.In the current study, we were endeavored to identify NR4A1, an orphan nuclear receptor as a novel protector for neural cells in an in vitro neural ischemia model. Our results showed that oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) dramatically induced primary culture neural cell apoptosis and NR4A1 expression at both protein and mRNA level. Furthermore, hyperexpression or knock-down of NR4A1 signifi...
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - May 9, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Guodong Xiao, Tao Sun, Cheng Songming, Yongjun Cao Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Global Trend in Overweight and Obesity and Its Association With Cardiovascular Disease Incidence.
Abstract Although the global prevalence of both the overweight and obese is on the rise, there are variations among regions or countries, and sexes. Approximately half or more than half of the population are overweight/obese defined as body mass index ≥25 kg/m(2)in the Americas (61.1%), Europe (54.8%), and Eastern Mediterranean (46.0%) according to the World Health Organization, while a much lower prevalence is observed in Africa (26.9%), South-East Asia (13.7%), and the Western Pacific (25.4%). Females are more likely to be overweight/obese in the Eastern Mediterranean, Africa, South-East Asia and the majority ...
Source: Circulation Journal - November 11, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yatsuya H, Li Y, Hilawe EH, Ota A, Wang C, Chiang C, Zhang Y, Uemura M, Osako A, Ozaki Y, Aoyama A Tags: Circ J Source Type: research

Behind the Headlines 2014 Quiz of the Year
In 2014, Behind the Headlines covered more than 500 health stories that made it into the mainstream media. Test your knowledge of 2014's health news with our month-by-month quiz. If you've been paying attention, you should find this quiz both easy and fun. Answers are at the foot of the page (no peeking!).   In January 2014's health news... What was said to help make bones stronger? 1) Swimming 2) Marriage 3) Listening to classical music Warnings were issued about the possible return of what? 1) Swine flu 2) The Black Death 3) Smallpox   In February 2014's health news... What activity was said to lower your ...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 29, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Special reports Medical practice Source Type: news

Suboptimal Use of Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation: Has the Introduction of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Improved Prescribing Practices?
Conclusion Available data from clinical practice suggest that suboptimal oral anticoagulant use in patients with AF and poor compliance with guidelines still remain commonplace despite transition to a new era of anticoagulation featuring DOACs.
Source: American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs - February 10, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Diabetes drug pioglitazone could get personal: Neither panacea, nor peril
When I was in training, one of my beloved mentors declared, “I never use a drug until it’s been on the market for 20 years.” I was young enough then that I couldn’t fathom being a doctor for 20 years, let alone waiting two decades to use a new drug. As my career has progressed, I’ve seen many new drugs released to the market. Some of them are truly miraculous, bringing people longer, healthier, and more productive lives. Many of them have not withstood the test of time. More than a few have even been taken off the market. Even though the Food and Drug Administration diligently reviews each new medicine before it...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - May 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lori Wiviott Tishler, MD, MPH Tags: Diabetes Drugs and Supplements pioglitazone thiazolidinediones Source Type: news

Behind the Headlines 2016 Quiz of the Year
In 2014, Behind the Headlines has covered more than 500 health stories that made it into the mainstream media. If you've been paying attention you should find this quiz easy and fun. Why not test your knowledge of 2014's health news with our month-by-month quiz? Answers are at the foot of the page (no peeking!).   In January 2016's health news... In a controversial study, monkeys were genetically engineered to develop what disorder? 1) Sex addiction 2) Bi-polar disorder 3) Autism In a similarly controversial study, what psychological condition was dismissed as a "myth" 1) Seasonal affective disorder...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Special reports Source Type: news