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10 Must-Do Health Checks For Women Over 50
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hemodialysis with end-stage renal disease did not raise the risk of intracranial hemorrhage after a head injury
Conclusions: HD +ESRD did not increase the post-HI risk of ICH. Therefore, it may not be necessary to lower the threshold of head CT in HD +ESRD patients.
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - October 28, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Hsin-Hung ChenChien-Chin HsuShih-Feng WengHung-Jung LinJhi-Joung WangHow-Ran GuoShih-Bin SuChien-Cheng HuangJiann-Hwa Chen Source Type: research

Plasma Levels of Soluble IL-2 Receptor α: Associations With Clinical Cardiovascular Events and Genome-Wide Association Scan.
CONCLUSIONS: These results support a role for sIL-2Rα in atherosclerosis and provide evidence for multiple-associated single-nucleotide polymorphisms at chromosome 10p15-14. PMID: 26293465 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology - August 20, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Durda P, Sabourin J, Lange EM, Nalls MA, Mychaleckyj JC, Jenny NS, Li J, Walston J, Harris TB, Psaty BM, Valdar W, Liu Y, Cushman M, Reiner AP, Tracy RP, Lange LA Tags: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol Source Type: research

Left atrial enlargement increases the risk of major adverse cardiac events independent of coronary vasodilator capacity
Conclusion LAE and reduced CFR are related but distinct cardiovascular adaptations to atherogenic risk factors. LAE is a risk marker for MACE independent of clinical factors and left ventricular volumes; individuals with LAE may be at risk of MACE despite normal coronary vascular function.
Source: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging - August 1, 2015 Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research

Biotronik launches Itrevia MRI-safe quad CRT-D in Japan
Biotronik said today that it launched its Itrevia MRI-safe quad cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator in Japan, part of a Japanese rollout of new devices for 2015. The device is equipped with home monitoring connectivity, as well as compatibility with up to 1.5 tesla MRI machines, the German medical device giant said. “As a producer of superior medical technologies, it is imperative for us to have a presence in the world’s leading technologies market. It also makes sense that the world’s biggest producer of ProMRI technology should have a strong presence in the country where MRI scanning is the...
Source: Mass Device - July 2, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cardiac Assist Devices Cardiac Implants Cardiovascular Surgical Biotronik Source Type: news

Whole-heart four-dimensional flow can be acquired with preserved quality without respiratory gating, facilitating clinical use: a head-to-head comparison
Background: Respiratory gating is often used in 4D-flow acquisition to reduce motion artifacts. However, gating increases scan time. The aim of this study was to investigate if respiratory gating can be excluded from 4D flow acquisitions without affecting quantitative intracardiac parameters. Methods: Eight volunteers underwent CMR at 1.5 T with a 5-channel coil (5ch). Imaging included 2D flow measurements and whole-heart 4D flow with and without respiratory gating (Resp(+), Resp(−)). Stroke volume (SV), particle-trace volumes, kinetic energy, and vortex-ring volume were obtained from 4D flow-data. These parameters were...
Source: BMC Medical Imaging - June 18, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Mikael KanskiJohannes TögerKatarina Steding-EhrenborgChristos XanthisKarin BlochEinar HeibergMarcus CarlssonHåkan Arheden Source Type: research

Disproportionate effects of dementia on hospital discharge disposition in common hospitalization categories
CONCLUSIONSDementia proportions in many hospitalization categories have increased. The variable effect of dementia on home discharge suggests that dementia has a differential influence on hospital discharge disposition depending on the DRG. These findings have implications for healthcare allocation and long‐term care planning. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2015. © 2015 Society of Hospital Medicine
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - June 7, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Robert Y. Lin, Brian C. Scanlan, William Liao, Truc Phuong Thanh Nguyen Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Role of N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide, High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, and Inteleukin-6 in Predicting a Poor Outcome after a Stroke
Conclusions: In acute stroke patients, greater NT-proBNP and hsCRP serum concentrations are independently associated with greater clinical stroke severity. Elevated concentrations of IL-6 and hsCRP are associated with worse functional and cognitive outcomes at discharge, respectively.Neuroimmunomodulation
Source: Neuroimmunomodulation - May 8, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research

New Insights from Major Prospective Cohort Studies with Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR)
Abstract Since 1948, epidemiology studies played an important role in understanding cardiovascular disease and afforded an opportunity to learn about newer diagnostic tests. In 2000, the MESA Study incorporated several advanced cardiovascular imaging modalities including cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and coronary artery calcium scans. The decade of follow-up enabled prognosis studies, an important step beyond association studies. In brief, left ventricular hypertrophy by cardiac MRI predicted incident heart failure and stroke. In the MESA Study, coronary artery calcium was a better predictor of coronar...
Source: Current Cardiology Reports - May 5, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Special MRI scan could identify stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is a heart rhythm disorder that affects millions of people. It can make you feel lousy. Even worse, it can cause potentially disabling or deadly strokes. A special MRI scan may — I stress the “may” — help identify people with atrial fibrillation who are at high risk of having a stroke. This could help many people with this condition to avoid taking warfarin or other clot-preventing medications for life. A normal heartbeat starts in a cluster of cells called the pacemaker. It sits in the heart’s upper right chamber (the right atrium). These cells generate a pulse of electricity that...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - April 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Howard LeWine, M.D. Tags: Heart Health atrial fibrillation MRI prevention special MRI scan Stroke Stroke Risk Source Type: news

Hospitalization after fainting can do more harm than good
One morning not long ago, my teenage daughter started to black out. After an ambulance ride to our local hospital’s emergency department, an electrocardiogram, and some bloodwork, she was sent home with a follow-up doctor appointment. We got the good news that Alexa is perfectly healthy, but should avoid getting too hungry or thirsty so she doesn’t faint again. And I’m feeling lucky that she didn’t need to be hospitalized, because a research letter in this week’s JAMA Internal Medicine points out that hospitalization for low-risk fainting can do more harm than good. Doctors use something called th...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - April 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Heidi Godman Tags: Health fainting San Francisco Syncope Rule Source Type: news

Spectroscopic and Morphological Characterization of Inflow Cannulas of Left Ventricular Assist Devices
In this study, we carried out an in-depth physicochemical characterization of two commercially available LVADs by means of field emission gun scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray, and X-ray photoelectron spectra. Our results show that, despite both pumps share the same physicochemical concepts, major differences can be identified in the surface nature, morphology, and chemical composition of their inflow cannulas
Source: ASAIO Journal - March 1, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Adult Circulatory Support Source Type: research

National registry‐based case–control study: comorbidity and stroke in young adults
ConclusionsIn addition to vascular risk factors, comorbidity (represented by ICD‐10 chapters) was associated with increased risk of stroke in young individuals. The risk of stroke was further increased with the number of diagnosed ICD‐10 chapters.
Source: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica - February 14, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: E.‐M. Bergman, K. M. Henriksson, S. Åsberg, B. Farahmand, A. Terént Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Availability of highly sensitive troponin assays and acute coronary syndrome care: insights from the SNAPSHOT registry.
CONCLUSION: Use of hs troponin testing of patients hospitalised with possible ACS was associated with an increased rate of non-invasive cardiac investigations and fewer inhospital adverse events. PMID: 25588444 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Med J Aust - January 17, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cullen L, French JK, Briffa TG, Redfern J, Hammett CJ, Brieger DB, Parsonage WA, Lefkovits J, Ellis C, Astley C, Howell TE, Elliott JM, Chew DP Tags: Med J Aust Source Type: research

Increased risk of ischemic stroke in patients with mild traumatic brain injury: a nationwide cohort study
Conclusion: Mild traumatic brain injury is an independent significant risk factor for ischemic stroke.
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - November 19, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Yi-Kung LeeChen-Wen LeeMing-Yuan HuangChen-Yang HsuYung-Cheng Su Source Type: research