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New-Onset Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation Associated With Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke
Clinical question For patients undergoing any inpatient surgery, is the presence of new-onset perioperative atrial fibrillation associated with a greater long-term risk of ischemic stroke? Bottom line Perioperative atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke for patients who are hospitalized for surgery. (LOE = 2b) Reference Gialdini G, Nearing K,... [Read More]
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Source: The Hospitalist - November 10, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Nita Shrikant Kulkarni, MD Tags: Clinical Literature Reviews atrial fibrillation outcome risk stroke surgery Source Type: research
Dabigatran and Warfarin are Both Used for Stroke-prevention in Patients with AF but their Side effects Differ
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Dabigatran and warfarin offer similar stroke-prevention efficacy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but their side effect profiles differ, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of real-world clinical practice. “There could be many reasons for the differences in our findings, such as differences in the quality of evidence of... [Read More]
Source: The Hospitalist - February 19, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Will Boggs MD, Reuters Health Tags: Clinical Education Hospitalist Patient Care atrial fibrillation Dabigatran stroke warfarin Source Type: research
Electronic Decision support for Improvement of Contemporary Therapy for Stroke Prevention
Despite ample clinical trial data demonstrating that oral anticoagulation (OAC) treatment is highly effective in reducing stroke for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), OAC treatment remains underutilized in current clinical practice. Targeting hospitalist and emergency department providers with electronic decision support represents a potential quality improvement opportunity in the use of OAC medication in AF patients.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 21, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Seemant Chaturvedi, Adam G. Kelly, Shyam Prabhakaran, Gustavo Saposnik, Lilly Lee, Amer Malik, Christine Boerman, Gayle Serlin, Alejandro M. Mantero Source Type: research
Clinical guideline highlights for the hospitalist: 2022 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Guideline for the management of patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
GUIDELINE TITLE2022 Guideline for the Management of Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke AssociationRELEASE DATEMay 2022PRIOR VERSIONGuidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association 2015DEVELOPERAmerican Heart Association and American Stroke AssociationFUNDING SOURCENoneTARGET POPULATIONAdult Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - February 2, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Desir ée C. Burroughs‐Ray,
Ariana F. VanDillen,
Christopher D. Jackson Tags: CLINICAL GUIDELINE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE HOSPITALIST Source Type: research
Stent-retriever Therapy Improves the Rate of Functional Independence for Acute Ischemic Patients
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stent-retriever therapy for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke improves the rate of functional independence at 90 days, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. Stent retrievers are deployed in an occluded vessel, temporarily expanded into the body of a thrombus, and then retracted along with the thrombus. Dr. Mark... [Read More]
Source: The Hospitalist - February 9, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Will Boggs MD Tags: Clinical Education Hospitalist Innovation acute ischemic patients stroke treatment Source Type: research
What’s next for Watchman stroke prevention device
SNOWMASS, COLO. – The goal is finally in sight following an odyssey to develop the Watchman left atrial appendage closure device as a safe and effective alternative to oral anticoagulation for stroke...
Source: Hospitalist News - February 11, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
VIDEO: Octogenarians benefit from ischemic stroke thrombectomy
LOS ANGELES – Clot removal to recanalize the occluded intracerebral arteries of acute ischemic stroke patients was as effective for producing good outcomes in patients aged 80 years or older as it...
Source: Hospitalist News - February 19, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
VIDEO: Post-stroke pioglitazone modestly protective against secondary vascular events
LOS ANGELES – Nondiabetic, insulin-resistant patients who started pioglitazone within 6 months of an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack had almost a 3% absolute risk reduction in secondary...
Source: Hospitalist News - February 19, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
VIDEO: Rapidly improving stroke patients still at risk for bad outcomes
LOS ANGELES – Stroke patients might seem to improve on their way to the hospital, but it’s hard to know if they really are.
Investigators at State University of New York, Brooklyn, have taken a...
Source: Hospitalist News - February 25, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
ISC: Imaging supplants clocks for targeting stroke reperfusion
LOS ANGELES – Can brain imaging surpass the clock for identifying acute ischemic stroke patients who will benefit from thrombolytic or thrombectomy treatment?
That’s what experts now envision, based...
Source: Hospitalist News - February 26, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
VIDEO: Ischemic-stroke thrombectomy use widens and refines
LOS ANGELES – The use of endovascular thrombectomy in the United States to treat appropriate patients with acute ischemic stroke mushroomed during the past year, following several early-2015 reports...
Source: Hospitalist News - March 9, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Lower the CT to check the heart for embolic sources in acute stroke
LOS ANGELES – Enlarge the field of CT angiography to include the heart in acute ischemic stroke patients; you’ll quickly identify sources of cardiogenic emboli and other problems that will otherwise...
Source: Hospitalist News - March 12, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
AF and stroke may be temporally related
CHICAGO – One-third of a large cohort of patients with an implantable cardiac device in place at the time of an ischemic stroke had one or more episodes of atrial fibrillation within the prior 30...
Source: Hospitalist News - May 4, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Sharp blood pressure rise spikes stroke risk
Individuals whose blood pressure rose sharply over time had a significantly increased risk of stroke and death from nonstroke causes, compared with other blood pressure trajectories in a study of...
Source: Hospitalist News - May 9, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
